Construction courses

Koolat Safety is committed to assisting all Australian’s to reach their full potential by offering nationally recognised, accredited, quality training solutions.

Koolat Safety is currently assisting the Australian building and construction industry by offering nationally recognised, industry based training. We can provide this quality training at any one of our easy to find Industry Skills Centres throughout Australia. Our trainers and assessors are approved by the regulatory body in each relative Australian State or Territory and have many years industry experience

We can provide accredited training for:

With the cessation of regulatory bodies issuing licences for load-shifting and earthmoving equipment, Koolat Safety will continue to offer training and issue tickets after successful completion of accredited training and assessment.

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This qualification is aimed at people who work, or wish to work, as OHS Coordinators, Safety Officers or Safety Advisors at a workplace. This qualification would suit an Occupational Health and Safety officer in a full-time dedicated role who works under the supervision of an Occupational Health and Safety Coordinator or Occupational Health and Safety Manager.

Course: BSB41407 Certificate IV in Occupational Health & Safety

Training & Assessment:

Full Face to Face Delivery:

• Cost - $1950.00

• Duration – nine (9) days classroom based delivery divided into three (3) blocks

• Course Inclusions – Comprehensive participant handouts and workbooks are provided.

Self-Paced Correspondence:

• Cost - $ 1950.00 for fully funded applicants

• Duration - Self-paced in your own time – 12 months

• Course Inclusions - Comprehensive participant handouts and workbooks provided. Trainers contactable for assistance or guidance.

Bridging Course:

• Cost - $ 750.00

• Duration - Self-paced in your own time

• Course Inclusions - Comprehensive participant handouts and workbooks are provided.

RPL Available:

• Cost - $ 1600.00

Candidates wishing to apply for RPL (recognition of prior learning) should discuss this option fully with the trainer.

For more information, please refer to the attached Recognition of Prior Learning Information.

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Queensland Construction White Card / Blue Card – General Safety Induction CPCCOHS1001A – The White Card course is a requirement for anyone who wants to work in the construction industry.

The QLD White Card is for Queensland residents or for interstate people who will be working in Queensland and have been asked to get a QLD White Card.

Course: Construction Induction – White Card (Building & Construction Industry)

Course Code: CPCCOHS1001A

The general induction training-

• teaches people the knowledge and skills described in the unit of competency to ‘work safely in the construction industry’. General induction is a structured training course that has a nominal duration of up to 6 hrs of self paced, assisted learning or if required face-to-face delivery

• The course assessment will require the demonstration of all the elements of induction training as specified in the unit of competency. You should therefore expect that the course be delivered by a trainer who has experience in workplace health and safety and/or the building and construction industry

• Upon successfully completing the course a laminated card will be provided to you. It will have a serial number and should contain your signature and the date of the course.

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Training & Assessment:

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Crane Operations Training with Koolat Safety

Koolat Safety offer accredited training and assessment for the mining, construction, transport and oil & gas industries. We are recognised as industry leaders for our training of cranes. We are proud to be known as one of Australia’s leading National Registered Training Organisation (RTO)

Cranes are—

• types of machines, generally equipped with a hoist, wire ropes or chains, and sheaves, that can be used both to lift and lower materials and to move them horizontally. Cranes are commonly employed in construction industry for the movement of materials.

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Dogging and Rigging Training with Koolat Safety

Koolat Safety offer accredited training and assessment for the mining, construction, transport and oil & gas industries. We are recognised as industry leaders for our training in dogging (DG) and Rigging (RB) (RI) (RA)

Dogging work is—

• the application of slinging techniques, including the selection and inspection of lifting gear, for moving a load using a crane, hoist or other plant configured for use as a crane or hoist; or

• directing an operator of a crane, hoist or other plant configured for use as a crane or hoist in the movement of a load, including when the load is out of the operator’s view

Rigging work is the use of mechanical load-shifting equipment and associated gear—

• to move, place or secure a load using plant, equipment or members of a building or structure; or

• to ensure the stability of the members of a building or structure; or

• to set up or dismantle a crane or hoist.

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Scaffolding Training with Koolat Safety

Koolat Safety offer accredited training and assessment for the mining, construction, transport and oil & gas industries. We are recognised as industry leaders for our training in all Scaffolding Training including (SB) (SI) (SA) and training for Swing Stage Users and Installers.

Scaffolding work is -

• the erection, alteration or dismantling of a temporary structure, specifically erected to support platforms

• Schedule 5 of the Workplace Health and Safety Regulation 2008 defines scaffolding as a prescribed occupation which means that a certificate is required, to undertake any work related to this area. Certificate requirements also apply where a person or object could fall more than four metres from the scaffolding

• the erection, alteration or dismantling of a temporary structure specifically erected to support a platform from which a person or object could fall more than 4m.

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Hoist and Elevating Work Platform Training with Koolat Safety

Koolat Safety offer accredited training and assessment for the mining, construction, transport and oil & gas industries. We are recognised as industry leaders for our training in Hoists Material (HM), Personnel (HP) and Elevating Work Platforms Boom-type work platform with a boom length of 11 metres or more (WP)

Hoists are-

• devices used for lifting or lowering loads by means of a drum or lift-wheel around which rope or chain wraps. They may be manually operated, electrically or pneumatically driven and may use chain, fiber or wire rope as its lifting medium. Loads are attached to the hoist by means of a lifting hook

Elevating work platforms are-

• mechanical devices used to provide temporary access for people or equipment to inaccessible areas, usually at height. There are distinct types of mechanized access platforms and the individual types may also be known as a “cherry picker” or a “scissor lift”

• generally used for temporary, flexible access purposes such as maintenance and construction work. They are designed to lift limited weights and they are usually capable of being fully operated (including setup) by a single person.

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Concrete Placing Boom Training with Koolat Safety

Koolat Safety offer accredited training and assessment for the mining, construction, transport and oil & gas industries. We are recognised as industry leaders for our training in Concrete Placing Booms (PB) and other relevant plant commonly used in construction, mining and manufacturing

A Concrete Placing Boom is-

• a mobile truck mounted plant incorporating a knuckle boom, capable of power operated slewing and luffing to place concrete by way of pumping through a pipeline attached to, or forming part of, the boom of the plant for licensing purposes

• boom pumps are used on most of the larger construction projects as they are capable of pumping at very high volumes and also because of the labour saving nature of the placing boom.

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Work Safely at Height Training with Koolat Safety

Koolat Safety offer accredited training and assessment for the mining, construction, transport and oil & gas industries.We are recognised as industry leaders for our training in Work Safely at Heights (RIIOHS204A). We are proud to be known as one of Australia’s leading National Registered Training Organisation (RTO)

RIIOHS204A Work Safely at Heights is—

• a course designed for the mining and civil construction industry to provide participants with the skills and knowledge to be able to work safely at heights or depths

• This nationally accredited course offers a comprehensive introduction to safe working at height. Starting with a guide to legislation, regulations and the Standards governing working at height. The Work safely at heights training course takes participants through the selection and use of anchor points, harnesses and associated equipment and the forces generated in falls. Topics such as ground clearance, the pendulum effect, swing back and rescue are also covered.

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Confined Space Training with Koolat Safety

Koolat Safety offer accredited training and assessment for the mining, construction, transport and oil & gas industries. We are recognised as industry leaders for our training for Entering and Working in Confined Spaces (RIIOHS202A). We are proud to be known as one of Australia’s leading National Registered Training Organisation (RTO)

A confined space is identifiable—

• that it has limited or restricted means of entry or exit and is large enough for a person to enter to perform tasks but is not designed or configured for continuous occupancy

• septic tanks that have contained sewage and a small underground electrical vault are both examples of confined spaces. Confined spaces on a construction and mining sites are defined differently than confined spaces in some other industries. Confined spaces that present special hazards to workers, including risks of toxic or asphyxiant gas accumulation, fires, falls, flooding, and entrapment may be classified as permit-required confined spaces depending on the nature and severity of the hazard.

• certification of non-hazardous atmosphere by a trained or competent person is required before personnel may enter a confined space without the use of a respirator.

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Forklift Truck Training with Koolat Safety

Koolat Safety offer accredited training and assessment for the mining, construction, transport and oil & gas industries.We are recognised as industry leaders for our training of Forklift Trucks (LF). We are proud to be known as one of Australia’s leading National Registered Training Organisation (RTO)

Forklift Trucks are—

• sometimes also called a lift truck or fork truck and are a powered industrial truck used to lift and transport materials

• they are industrial lift trucks equipped with a vertically elevating load carriage frame. Horizontal load forks (or a similar lifting mechanism) projecting from the front of the frame. Forklift trucks can be powered by electric motors or internal combustion engines running on petrol, diesel or LPG fuels

• Forklift trucks are controlled by an onboard operator who must hold a licence. Trainee operators must work under the supervision of an employer-appointed competent, certified forklift operator.

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Loadshifting and Earthmoving Equipment Training with Koolat Safety

Koolat Safety offer accredited training and assessment for the mining, construction, transport and oil & gas industries. We are recognised as industry leaders for our training in the areas of High Risk Work, Loadshifting and Earthmoving Equipment

Loadshifting equipment is—

• the operation of front-end loaders, excavators and dozers.

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Traffic Controller (QLD) and Traffic Management Levels 1-2 Training with Koolat Safety

Koolat Safety offer accredited training and assessment for Traffic Controller (QLD) and Traffic Management Levels 1-2. We are recognised as industry leaders for our training in the areas of Traffic Control and Traffic Management in QLD

Traffic Control involves—

• directing vehicular and pedestrian traffic around a construction zone, accident or other road disruption, thus ensuring the safety of emergency response teams, construction workers and the general public

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Demolition Training with Koolat Safety

Koolat Safety offer accredited training and assessment for the demolition industry. We are recognised as industry leaders for our training in 30765QLD Course in Demolition Theory and Application

demolition is—

• the deconstruction of buildings and other structures, the opposite of construction. Small buildings, such as houses, that are only two or three stories high, can be pulled down either manually or mechanically using large hydraulic equipment: elevated work platforms, cranes, excavators or dozers. Larger buildings may require the use of a crane. Newer methods may use excavators to cut or break through wood, steel, and concrete

• Before any demolition activities, there are many steps that need to take place — including but not limited to performing removal of hazardous or regulated materials such as asbestos and the need to obtain necessary permits, submitting necessary notifications, disconnecting utilities and development of site-specific safety and work plans.

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Small Power Tools with Koolat Safety

• Koolat Safety offers a short course in the safe operation of small power tools. We can adapt this course to suit the variety of tools that are used in your workplace. These tools may include, power drills, circular saws, drop saws and grinders

• This course will provide an understanding of the potential hazards associated with the use of hand tools and power tools as well as the safety precautions required to prevent those hazards from occurring. Power tool hazards are addressed by the power source used: pneumatic, liquid fuel, hydraulic or powder-actuated. The content in this course is designed to comply with the intent of the applicable regulatory requirements.

Topics may include:

• identify general power tool safety precautions

• identify specific hazards and control measures related to the use of pneumatic tools

• identify specific hazards and control measures related to the use of hydraulic tools

• specify what tools are equipped with safety switches

• notifiable accidents

• identify machinery types

• pre-start and post-start checklists

• identify hazards and hazard control

• calculate areas and weights

• identify anfd fit Personal Protective Eqyuipoment (PPE)

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