203 STP RISK MANAGEMENT PROBLEM SOLVING, UNIT 6

Description

This online course focuses on identifying, managing, and reducing construction-related risks to promote safe and productive jobsites. Students will learn risk management strategies, safety responsibilities, hazard prevention, equipment maintenance, and problem-solving techniques, along with the documentation and insurance principles essential to effective construction management. (See Learning Objectives for more details)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• Understand the risk management duties of the construction supervisor
• Be able to establish a good construction safety program for your crew and job site even if your company does not have a formal safety program
• Identify and encourage human factors to achieve a zero-accident workplace.
• Explain potential hazards similar to those that create the highest number of accidents and how they can be prevented
• Know how to participate in a safety inspection conducted by a regulatory agency
• Recognize risk within the construction work environment
• Know how to prepare a plan for project loss control that includes construction insurance, protection of underground utilities, and controlling job site theft
• Understand how to manage crisis situations
• Know how to conduct accident investigations
• Understand the role that construction contractual relationships play in controlling job site safety (includes managing subcontractors for safety compliance).
• Be able to explain the indirect and hidden costs of construction accidents
• Understand the roles of commitment, attitudes, and training within an effective safety program
• Know where to find reference material and information about OSHA standards, Guide Publications, and regulatory information
• Explain Experience Modification Rate and determine the effect the rate has on your labor costs. Be able to perform calculations using the EMR