The SHSM in Construction requires students to complete:

§         seven (7) sector-recognized certifications and/or training courses,

§         of these seven (7), five (5) are in areas that are compulsory,

§         the remaining two (2) are to be chosen from the list in the following chart.

  These requirements are summarized in the chart below.

 

 CONSTRUCTION: Sector-Recognized Certifications and Training

Five (5) compulsory

Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Level A

fall protection

 

generic (i.e., not site-specific) instruction about the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)

 

health and safety - basic

Standard First Aid

Two (2) from the list below

 

chainsaw safety

 

 

confined space awareness

 

electrical safety

elevated work platforms

energy efficiency training

 

 

hoisting and rigging

 

 

insulated concrete forming

 

 

lift truck safety

 

 

 

personal protective equipment - construction

 

 

powder-actuated tools

 

 

propane in construction

 

scaffold safety

 

 

suspended access

equipment

 

traffic control

trenching safety