Workplace Impairment Prevention
A 2-hour non-accredited course delivered by Capital Construction Training for tier-one construction workers. Covers the WHS Act duty of care, recognising impairment in yourself and colleagues, and knowing when and how to seek help.
Course Details
Who this course is for
All workers on a tier-one construction site — tradespeople, labourers, apprentices, supervisors, site managers, and safety representatives. Mental health and impairment are whole-of-crew issues, so the course works best when delivered to the full crew together. CCT can run multiple sessions across a single mobilisation week to cover larger projects.
What you’ll cover
- What workplace impairment is — and its six main types (mental health, fatigue, drugs and alcohol, injury and illness, environmental, resources)
- Your Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (ACT) duty of care — as a worker (section 28) and as an employer / PCBU (section 19)
- Recognising mental health impairment — common conditions, the healthy-to-ill continuum, and how it shows up on site
- How fatigue impairs work performance — including the Dawson and Reid finding that 17 hours awake is equivalent to 0.05 BAC
- Drug and alcohol impairment — illicit drugs, prescription medication, and over-the-counter medicines
- How injury, illness, heat, noise, dehydration, and long rosters can all impair work
- The Notice–Approach–Report–Refer framework for helping a workmate who may be impaired
- When and how to escalate a concern through your site’s procedures
- Support services in the ACT — crisis lines, MATES in Construction, Incolink, your employer’s EAP
