What you will learn:

Project Managers will gain:

• A clear understanding of the CHSA’s role and how it aligns with the project manager’s duties.
• Insights into how early decisions influence safety outcomes and project efficiency.
• Knowledge to oversee legal compliance across planning, design, procurement, and handover.
• Tools to manage health and safety responsibilities across consultants, contractors, and designers.
• Practical strategies to integrate health and safety throughout the construction lifecycle.

Module Guide:

Module 1 – Introduction and Project Framework
Understand how the CHSA integrates with the six SACPCMP project stages, with particular attention to common gaps in Stage 4 (permits, statutory appointments, Section 37.2, etc.).

Module 2 – Designer Duties
Covers the statutory responsibilities of designers under South African Construction Regulations, focusing on hazard identification, risk mitigation, and ensuring compliance from concept to completion.

Module 3 – Understanding the Project Stages
Explore each project stage’s unique safety challenges and how a structured, phased approach improves coordination and risk management.

Module 4 – Stage 1: Initiation and Briefing
Learn how to establish a health and safety brief, develop competency frameworks, and assist in early-stage risk profiling.

Module 5 – Stage 2: Concept and Feasibility
Understand the importance of including safety in early decisions, budgeting for H&S, and aligning scope with specialist input.

Module 6 – Stage 3: Design Development
Dive into the legal and practical aspects of integrating safety during the design phase, ensuring constructability and safe use.

Module 7 – Stage 4: Tender Documentation and Procurement
Master CHSA contributions to procurement, contractor evaluation, and compliance with appointments such as the 16.1 responsible person and Section 37.2 agreements.

Module 8 – Stage 5: Construction Management
Oversee on-site safety practices, plan approvals, audits, incident response, and daily compliance responsibilities.

Module 9 – Stage 6: Project Close-Out
Ensure a compliant close-out process including safety file review, legal documentation sign-off, and long-term safety planning.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

• Understand the CHSA’s obligations across all project stages as defined by SACPCMP
• Recognise and address risk early in the design and planning process
• Ensure documentation meets legal and regulatory standards
• Support compliant health and safety implementation throughout procurement and construction
• Coordinate effective project close-out procedures in line with regulatory expectations

Certification:

Certificate of Completion issued by Cairnmead Faculty of Safety. Accredited by The South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP)

Requirements:

• Stable internet access
• Basic understanding of construction project roles and processes

Assessment:

Learners must complete a multiple-choice quiz to receive certification