Key Priorities, Responsibilities & Statutory Requirements Explained

This PSDP training course is essential for anyone involved in the design, planning and management of construction projects in Ireland. With health and safety risks an increasing issue in the building and design sectors, understanding your responsibilities is critical to ensuring safe, compliant and efficient projects. This course equips participants with the knowledge and practical skills to identify hazards at the design stage, implement effective risk management strategies, and collaborate effectively with clients, contractors and stakeholders. By attending this course, participants will be able to create safer workplaces and preventable incidents on site.

All attendees will receive a full course pack to refer to and will have the benefit of learning from a trainer with a wealth of experience in this area.

Topics

Introduction

• Role and responsibilities of the PSDP Under Irish Law
• Differences between PSDP, PSCS and other key project roles
• Legal framework: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005, Construction Regulations 2013

Duties of the PSDP

• Planning, managing and monitoring health and safety in design
• Coordinating with other designers and the client
• Preparing and updating the Safety and Health file
• Risk assessment responsibilities

Legal and Regulatory Requirements

• Overview of Construction Regulations 2013
• Key statutory obligations for designers and PSDP
• Understanding relevant codes of practice

Design Risk Management

• Identifying potential hazards at design stage
• Eliminating or mitigating risk through design solutions
• Principles of “Safe by Design”
• Use of Risk Registers
  

Collaboration and Communication

• Coordinating with project stakeholders: client, PSCS, contracts
• Reporting and documenting safety considerations
• Communicating best practices for design teams

Safety and Health File

• Purpose and content of the Safety and Health File
• When and how to update the file
• Importance for future maintenance and renovations

Common Construction Hazards

• Typical hazards designers should consider - falls, manual handling, machinery, fire, asbestos, chemicals, etc.
• Strategies for hazard elimination at the design stage

Practical Exercises

• Case studies of design risk assessments
• Reviewing and updating sample Safety and Health File
• Identifying design hazards in sample projects

PSDP in Practice

• Examples of real-life PSDP projects
• Lessons learned from audits, inspections, and incidents

Who Should Attend

This course will be highly beneficial to anyone who manages, coordinates or influences the design process. This includes the PSDP, design managers, project managers, lead designers, architects, engineers, BIM Managers, and specialist designers. Also design and build managers, contracts managers, temporary works coordinators and relevant clientside roles should attend where they have responsibility for design decisions or design risk management.

Certification

On completion of this one-day training course, you will receive your Certificate of Attendance. Please note certificates are issued at the close of the training course to participants on completion of the course.

This course may qualify for CPD points. Please check directly with your association or awarding body to see how many points they will award.

Cost

An ‘Early Bird’ discounted rate of €545 is currently available. This training course normal rate is €645. Early-bird places are limited and are allocated on a first come first served basis.

The course cost includes all course documentation and Certificate of Attendance.