Solas Safe Pass Course
The Solas Safe Pass course is designed to maintain a high standard of on-site health and safety awareness throughout many industries. It is recognised that workers need to have a basic knowledge of Health & Safety to make them aware of the dangers in the workplace. The Safe Pass is a one day training course which is renewed every 4 years.
SafePass Aims/Objectives
- To increase awareness of Health & Safety in the workplace
- To ensure all work personnel have a basic understanding of the dangers in the workplace with a view to a positive contribution to prevent workplace accidents
- To maintain a register with Solas of persons who receive training
- To provide all candidates with a Solas Safe Pass identity card to indicate the person has completed the course
Who should attend
- All personnel who work in the construction industry or personnel which perform tasks in an environment which may contain areas of risk.
Safe Pass Course Content
- Introduction to site safety
- Legislation and site safety
- Site accident reporting
- Introduction to risk assessment
- Risk assessment for heights
- Risk assessment for excavations
- Risk Assessment for electricity
- Site safety and construction equipment
- Site safety and construction equipment
- Personal protective equipment
- Noise and vibrations
- Personal health and welfare
Course Certification Validation
Upon completion of the course, the candidate will be required to take a multiple choice test. The successful candidate will receive a Solas Safe Pass card within 15 working days that is valid for 4 years. The condition of the Solas registration card is that it is to be renewed every 4 years.
Pre-requisite to attend Safe Pass Course
Learners must be fluent in English. Safe Pass is a detailed course for which the attendee must have a good level of English to take part, there is a multiple choice question exam at the end on the information given, which must be passed in order to successfully complete the course. You cannot have someone translate for you during the course/exam or confer with anyone else during the course/exam or use an electronic device. There are Safe Pass courses available in different languages with a Solas approved translator.
Requirements for the day of Safe Pass
- A valid Irish PPS number. If you do not have an Irish PPS number you are required to fill in a STB form, provide a Headed letter from the company you are working for and have your ID scanned. This must be done and submitted to us at least 48 hours before the course start date to enable Solas to issue a temporary STB Process number.
- 1 current passport photos
- Some form of photo ID such as driver licence, passport, previous safe pass card.
