Posted By James Goodchild I am about to start work on a construction site induction video and would like some advice on what areas would be the best to cover. It will also have subtitles in other languages, so if anyone can tell me any languages they have come across in the construction industry that would be great. Thanks, Jamie

Posted By steviezenga add: h&s policy/standards management structure for h&s control h&s reporting arrangements h&s disciplinary procedures site specific hazards, restrictions, limitations, exclusions etc. risk assessment/method statement procedures project specific safety critical operations languages: ? take your pick!

Posted By Mark Eden with regard to other languages other than english to use as sub titles, russian, polish, german, and any of the former ussr state languages. Try talking to the main contractors to find out where their labour is from, (most foreign labour is very skilled & compedent). There is also a leaflet produced by the HSE on foreign language speakers.

Posted By Jennifer Kelly Could not agree more with the last posting from Stran - sorry about any mis-spelling of the name. The range of people that work on construction sites is such that to be exhaustive is both counter productive and often extremely dull. Remember most of the people that you induct will have already sat on numerous inductions before, they may well have been up very early to get to your induction and however competent they are at their job, they may not be brightest sparks around. Keeping them awake is often the first challenge. My advice is to make it relevant to your site/s at all times, if you are not say using any abrasive wheels at all (very unlikely in construction I know but couldn't think of anything else!) then don't include this in the induction and stick to specifics. Be very clear about emergency procedures and site rules and always always tell them where they can get a cup of tea from. Good luck Jennifer

Posted By David Brede I would follow on fom Jennifer and suggest you limit it to 10 minutes max otherwise concentration will wane. So keep it very specific to your site and use simple language.