National Certificate in Civil Infrastructure Health, Safety & Environment – Operations

Level 3  Credits 54

This qualification is designed for people working in civil infrastructure industries who have individual responsibility for protecting health, safety, and the environment.

This qualification is a prerequisite for the National Certificate in Civil Infrastructure Health, Safety, and Environment - Supervision.

People who have completed this qualification can continue a career pathway onto the National Certificate in Civil Construction Supervision and the National Certificate in Demolition – Site Supervisor.

The unit standards required for the Operate Safe Bronze Card are included in the compulsory section of this qualification. For further details about this approved accreditation system for managing health and safety in the civil infrastructure industry system please refer to www.operatesafe.org.nz.

COMPULSORY: 38 Credits

Unit Standard	Description	Level	Credit
6401	Provide first aid	2	1
6402	Provide resuscitation level 2	1	1
17327	Communicate on civil construction sites	2	3
20866	Work safely with others in the civil infrastructure industry	3	5
20867	Respond to fire incidents at a civil infrastructure worksite	3	4
20868	Demonstrate knowledge of emergency response in the civil infrastructure industry	3	4
20869	Demonstrate knowledge of notifiable works and permits in the civil infrastructure industry	3	2
20870	Describe protection of health, safety and environment in them civil infrastructure industry	3	7
20873	Demonstrate knowledge of health, safety, and environmental legislation at civil infrastructure sites	2	5
20874	Demonstrate knowledge of health and fitness for civil infrastructure personnel	3	5
20877	Demonstrate knowledge of working safely at sites under temporary traffic management	2	1

 

ELECTIVE: A minimum of 16 credits is required from the following standards, at least 13 of which must be at level 3 or above;

Unit Standard	Description	Level	Credit
3271	Suppress fire with hand extinguishers and fixed hose reels	2	1
3466	Apply risk reduction techniques while driving	3	4
5627	Operate as a Traffic Controller (TC) for low volume and Level 1 roads	3	4
5629	Assist with temporary traffic management site closure for Level 2 and 3 roads	2	2
6400	Manage first aid in emergency situations	3	2
6479	Locate and identify services on civil construction sites	3	4
17596	Demonstrate knowledge of Safety Observer responsibilities in the workplace	3	8
18426	Demonstrate knowledge of hazards associated with confined space	3	4
20198	Identify the roles and responsibilities of the health and safety representative in the workplace	4	8
20645	Describe the requirements of the HSNO Act 1996 relevant to approved handlers	3	3
20875	Demonstrate knowledge of slinging, lifting, and placing with an excavator or loader	3	5
20878	Assist with temporary traffic management for low volume and Level 1 roads	2	1