NECA Training
1/2 Day
This course is the mandatory silica training course required across ACT construction sites. It covers the workplace health and safety risks and hazards of working with crystalline silica containing products, and the implementation of safe systems of work to reduce exposure.
The course outcomes apply to building and constructions workers, jewellery industry workers, do It yourself (DIY) enthusiasts and anyone where the health and well-being is at risk through exposure to crystalline silica dust.
The course covers the following topics: • Identification of crystalline silica containing products • The relevant legislation, guidelines and standards • The consequences, hazards and risks to health due to exposure • Exposure standards • Safety Data Sheets • Hierarchy of Controls • Systems for prevention of exposure • Risk assessments and hazard prevention
NECA Training is committed to providing quality training and assessment in accordance with the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (SRTOs 2025). As the Registered Training Organisation (RTO 91632), NECA Training is dedicated to delivering this mandatory silica training course to ensure the health and safety of workers across the ACT construction industry.
Graduates of this course will be able to identify and apply the knowledge and skills required to recognize the workplace health and safety risks and hazards of working with crystalline silica containing products, and implement safe systems of work to reduce exposure. This is a mandatory course for building and construction workers, jewellery industry workers, and DIY enthusiasts in the ACT to ensure their own safety and the safety of fellow workers and bystanders.
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