Solas Safe Pass course
dates in Kerry
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What is Safe Pass?
The Safe Pass card is a card one gets when one completes a Solas Safe Pass course. The Safe Pass course was developed for people working in, or planning to work in, Ireland’s construction industry. The Safe Pass course is an awareness course. It covers essential workplace safety issues, construction site-safety practices and basic legal requirements to help employees and the self employed recognize risks and adopt safe working habits.
Seamus O’Sullivan, is approved by Solas to deliver Safe Pass training in Ireland. He regularly delivers courses throughout County Kerry — most often in Killarney, Beaufort, Tralee, and Listowel in venues chosen for easy travel from Kerry, Cork, and Limerick. Participants who successfully complete the Safe Pass course receive the official Safe Pass Card issued by Solas. This card is valid for 4 years.
You might wonder who Solas is, well SOLAS is Ireland’s national agency for Further Education and Training (FET). Solas, replaced Fás who replaced Anco, works with Education and Training Boards (ETBs) and other partners to design, fund, and deliver programmes like apprenticeships, traineeships, adult literacy, Safe Pass, and more. Solas was established in 2013 with the task to transform learning and skills systems across the country of Ireland. It aims to empower people, and communities, through lifelong learning.
What Will You Learn in Version 10
The Safe Pass course covers essential construction health and safety topics, including:
- Health and safety law.
- Risk assessment.
- Working at height.
- Mobile construction machinery.
- Health and wellbeing.
- Hazardous energies.
- Accident reporting.
- Excavations.
- Hand-held power tools.
Safe Pass Training provides general safety awareness for those working in construction.
Course Requirements
everybody must
- Must be aged 16 or over.
- Must have excellent English.
- Must have a valid Irish PPS Number or UK National Insurance Number.