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Demolition Safety Training

Price

$350.00

CPCCDE3016 Identify hazards on demolition sites and apply risk management strategies

For course dates and booking please call 02 8776 6996

Course Description

This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to identify hazards common to demolition work, and undiscovered hazards that may arise during the course of work on demolition sites. It includes assessing risks and applying risk management strategies according to compliance and workplace requirements. It supports the induction procedure for specialist demolition workers before beginning work on site. Licensing, legislative and regulatory requirements apply to demolition work in different states and territories. Pre-Requisite Unit. All students must have CPCCWHS2001 Apply WHS requirements, polices and procedures in the construction industry.

Students who have completed this pre-requisite unit must provide certification including this unit of competency. Students who do not have this pre-requisite unit must enroll in and successfully complete CPCCWHS2001 Apply WHS requirements, policies and procedures in the construction industry prior to undertaking CPCCDE3016 Identify hazards on demolition sites and apply risk management strategies.

SafeWork NSW has announced that by 1st March 2025, all demolition workers must complete mandatory training requirements for CPCCDE3016 Identify hazards on demolition sites and apply risk management strategies to do licensed demolition work.

Licensing, legislative and regulatory requirements apply to demolition work in different states and territories.

SafeWork NSW identification of who requires training

SafeWork NSW identified workers who must be trained are those who:

Physically undertake licensed demolition work
Operate plant or equipment involved in licensed demolition work
Undertake work directly connected to the performance of licensed demolition work

Quantity

Mode of Delivery and Duration

Face-to-face Class	Half - Day
Virtual	2 evening classes (once per month)

Course Outline

By completing this course participants will gain the skills and knowledge to:
- Review site and work plans
- Apply WHS risk management strategies to work activities on demolition sites
- Apply public health and safety risk management strategies on demolition sites
- Apply environmental risk management strategies on demolition sites
- Contribute to the improvement of demolition risk management strategies

Delivery Locations

Virtual: Online scheduled sessions with a trainer
Client site: Workplace training available on request

Assessment Requirements

Students will be assessed using relevant assessment methods which includes but is not limited to the following:

- Knowledge evidence requires student to answer a range of theory questions
- Performance evidence requires students to identify two different hazards on two separate occasions and apply a risk management strategy for each hazard on each occasion

Entry Requirements

SafeWork NSW identification of who requires training (below)
Ability to understand and communicate in English
Have a USI or create one from: https://www.usi.gov.au/students/Digital-ID

Verification of Competency (VOC)

Verification of competency (VOC) is used to verify worker’s current competence and assists the employer to determine the skill level of the operator for the model and make of machinery and task.

The VOC is commonly used by employers during pre-employment checks, site requirements and contract negotiations. One Step Training undertakes VOC assessment either in conjunction with training or as a VOC only request to provide to employers.

Certification

Upon successful completion of the course, Students may also request an optional wallet sized card reflecting their achievement for an additional fee of $10.

FAQs on Demolition Worker Course

1. Who are demolition workers?

A demolition worker is one who works on building and construction sites with the job of tearing down old buildings and structures and cleaning old materials to prepare the area for new construction.

2. Who requires training?

Workers who must be trained are those who:

Physically undertake licensed demolition work.
Operate plant or equipment involved in licensed demolition work.
Undertake work directly connected to the performance of licensed demolition work.

3. What are the risks of demolition work?

While working on the construction site as a demolition worker, they can face various risks that include but are not limited to:

Unplanned structure collapse
Falling objects
Falls from heights

4. What is demolition training?

Demolition training is a course designed to provide workers with the necessary skills and knowledge to identify hazards and apply risk management strategies for safe work at demolition sites.

5. Is there any mandatory training required for demolition workers?

Employers must ensure their demolition workers have mandatory training completed by 1 March 2025.

From 1 March 2025, demolition licence holders must ensure demolition workers have completed CPCCDE3016 – Identify hazards on demolition sites and apply risk management strategies, if required to undertake licensed demolition work course approved by SafeWork NSW. The pre-requisite for the course is CPCCWHS2001 – Apply WHS requirements, policies and procedures in the construction industry.

This is one of the 11 units of competency required for licence holders and/or named supervisors.

6. What are the requirements for the demolition training?

The basic requirements to complete demolition training typically include: