• Goal 1 - Benchmarking
• Goal 2 - Joint Safety Council
• Goal 3 - Procurement
• Goal 4 - Safety and Non- Irish Nationals
• Goal 5 - Small Contractors' Initiative
• Goal 6 - Maintenance and Improvement of Core Activities

Goal 6

ICTU, CIF, FÁS and the HSA will work together on this goal to consolidate and develop the gains that previous Construction Safety Partnerships havemade - especially the Safety Representative Facilitation Programme (SRFP), Construction Skills Certification Scheme, Safe Pass and SafeTCert but also all other CSP achievements.

The Safe Pass Programme was developed by FÁS in consultation with the Social Partners on the recommendation of the Construction Industry Training Committee (CITC) now reconstituted as the Construction Industry Group - an advisory body to the Board of FÁS. The partners within the CSP agreed that the programme would be mandatory for general construction workers, craft workers and on site security workers. This was achieved by its inclusion under the 2001 Construction Regulations.

The Programme is managed by FÁS Services to Business, through a network of Safe Pass tutors. In 2007, 151,210 workers in the industry received FÁS Safe Pass training and in total over 800,000 people have received training. The CSP will continue to support the development of the programme including the developments indicated in the recent Claritas Report - this will include sectoral Safe Pass programmes and online renewals.

The Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) which was formally launched in 1997 was developed by FÁS in consultation with the Construction Industry Training Committee.

The Scheme was endorsed by the Construction Safety Partnership and in an effort to upskill personnel in the industry, the CSCS was set as the standard of skills training required in the industry. Over 18,000 cards have been issued each year since the CSP supported the programmes and this has led to improved safety performance on construction sites in Ireland. The CSP will continue to support developments in these programmes with a view to improving competency amongst construction personnel.

The role of the Safety Representative Facilitation Programme is to promote co-operation between employers andworkers and to spread themessage that consultation with workers Safety Representatives (SRs) fosters better engagement by workers with safeworking practices.

The project has sought to achieve these aims by the deployment of a coordinator and facilitators to visit as many sites as possible throughout the country. The project also organises the 'Construction Safety Representative of the Year Award' which is presented annually at the NISO conference.

One of the primary goals of the first partnership was to develop an industry specific, third party certificated Safety Management System for the Construction Industry.The result, SafeTCert, is an Island wide initiative that encourages construction companies to achieve this excellence mark and to adopt a philosophy of continuing improvement. The CSP will support its roll out and promotion in industry and amongst client bodies.