Certificate Programme in Site Quality Assurance and Occupational Safety (Online / Remote)
1Summary
On a construction site, a quality failure and a safety failure often start the same way — a step that got skipped, a standard nobody enforced, a shortcut taken to save an hour. Engineers, supervisors, and site staff who can catch both early are the ones who keep projects moving without accidents or rework.
Arab British Fellowship Training Academy built this course around that overlap. Rather than treating quality assurance and safety management as two separate systems, participants learn how to run them together — inspecting work properly, enforcing safety standards on the same walk-through, and building a site culture where neither gets sacrificed for speed.
2Objectives and target group
Who Should Attend?
- Project and site engineers, construction supervisors, and foremen.
- Quality control and assurance professionals.
- Health, safety, and environment (HSE) officers.
What You Will Gain:
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Apply quality control and assurance principles across construction projects.
- Design and run a practical site safety management system.
- Identify quality and safety risks early and act on them effectively.
- Carry out inspections and testing that hold up to compliance standards.
- Build a site-wide culture of safety and continuous quality improvement.
3Course Content
Module 1: Quality and Safety — Two Sides of the Same Site Risk
- Why quality control and safety management fail for the same reasons.
- The difference between quality control and quality assurance.
- Roles and responsibilities for maintaining both on site.
Module 2: Quality Systems and Standards That Actually Work
- Overview of ISO 9001 and related construction standards.
- Document control and record management.
- Building project-specific quality plans.
Module 3: Inspecting, Testing, and Handling Non-Conformance
- Stages of inspection and testing during construction.
- Acceptance criteria and reporting of test results.
- Managing non-conformance through corrective action.
Module 4: Root-Cause Tools for Continuous Quality Improvement
- Root cause analysis and problem-solving tools.
- Statistical process control and quality metrics.
- Applying PDCA and basic Six Sigma techniques.
Module 5: Identifying and Assessing Site Hazards
- Why safety management matters on every project site.
- Recognizing potential hazards and regulatory requirements.
- Conducting risk assessments and prioritizing control measures.
Module 6: Building a Site Safety Plan
- Developing a practical, site-specific safety plan.
- Managing site access and movement safely.
- Preparing emergency and evacuation procedures.
Module 7: Getting Workers to Actually Follow Safety Rules
- Running effective toolbox talks and safety briefings.
- Encouraging workers to report unsafe acts without hesitation.
- Designing training programs that build lasting safety awareness.
Module 8: Investigating Incidents and Preventing Recurrence
- Reporting requirements for accidents and near-misses.
- Conducting root-cause incident investigations.
- Turning findings into corrective and preventive action.
Module 9: One System for Quality and Safety
- Aligning quality and safety objectives under one framework.
- Monitoring shared performance indicators.
- Building a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.