Smart Awards

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The telecommunication industry has chosen Smart Awards as their awarding body of choice for telecom safety training. Smart Awards operate as a National Awarding and End Point Assessment Organisation for the telecom, construction, digital, and utility sectors predominantly.

Approved by Ofqual and SQA Accreditation, Smart Awards offer regulated qualifications in the UK and Ireland via several approved partners. ITS is the only public training centre in Ireland approved to deliver Smart Awards courses, SA001 & SA002.

SA001 Overhead Safety Training

The SA001 overhead safety accreditation is a 3 day training course which focuses on overhead safety for telecoms and utilities workers. Course participants gain knowledge and skills of the hazards and risks associated with working at height on wooden poles in a telecommunications environment.

Topics include ladder safety to access poles, pole checking, and working safely on joint user poles – those used by two or more utility providers.

SA002 Underground Safety Training

The SA002 underground safety accreditation is a 1 day training course which covers gas testing and cover lifting. It teaches participants to identify hazards and potential risks involved in working safely on, or in proximity to underground structures and operational buildings.

On completion telecoms and utilities workers will be able to carry out gas testing safely and implement safe working practices for lifting covers prior to working underground. They will also understand the hazards of working in underground chambers or structures.

FAQs

They are an awarding organisation that offers qualifications that meet specific needs of the industry

  • Be able to work safely
  •  Be able to access a pole using a ladder 
  • Know relevant health and safety legislation and industry good practice 
  • Know how to access a pole using a ladder
  • Know how to carry out pole checking
  •  Know how to work safely on joint user poles
  • Be able to work safely
  • Be able to carry out gas testing safely 
  • Be able to demonstrate safe methods of testing for lifting covers before working underground 
  • Know relevant health and safety legislation and industry good practice 
  • Know the hazards of working in underground chambers or structures 
  • Know how to carry out cover lifting safely

For more information you can view the Smart Awards website or view our blog post

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