Site Safe has unveiled its new Environmental Site Management training course.
The two-hour online course, developed in partnership with Auckland Council, is designed to improve environmental practices on small residential building sites.
It is suitable for all residential builders and subcontractors undergoing permitted construction activities.
The course, to be co-hosted by Site Safe and Auckland Council, will initially be rolled out to builders in the Auckland region in conjunction with several breakfast activities to be scheduled around the Auckland region over the coming months.
However, given the course is online, builders outside Auckland may also enrol.
Those participating in the course will learn about erosion and sediment control, on-site waste management, chemical and pollutant control practices, and construction and demolition.
Participants who complete the course will receive an e-certificate and two Licensed Building Practitioner points, and a better understanding of how to protect the environment.
Auckland Council waste solutions general manager Parul Sood says they are excited to have partnered with a leading health and safety solution provider such as Site Safe to deliver the course.
“The activities we do on-site can harmfully impact our local environment. But with some simple changes, we can reduce our impacts, leading to environmentally safe sites,” Sood says.
About the course:
The fully online course covers seven interactive topics and includes:
• Waste, erosion and sedimentation of the building industry.
• How it all works.
• Why managing it matters.
• Consequences of poor practices.
• Site waste plans.
• What good practice looks like.
• Minimising waste on projects.
For more information on how to register for the course and what you will learn, go to www.sitesafe.org.nz.
