This seven hour online course will provide necessary information for those practicing construction today on the topics of workers’ compensation, advanced building code requirements for building/structural, business practices relative to change orders, project management and false alarm prevention.  The objectives of this course are to provide current industry information and trends on the state required topics of workers’ compensation, building code, safety, business practices, practical project management training as well as knowledge to troubleshoot equipment for the purposes of preventing false alarms.

Table of Contents

1)     Workers’ Compensation – 50 minutes

a. Workers’ Compensation Requirements

b. Maintaining compliance.

2)     Overview of the 2007 Building Code - 50 minutes

a. Current Changes in the Code

3)     Safety - 50 minutes

a. OSHA Requirements

b. Developing and maintaining jobsite safety

4)     Change Orders - 50 minutes

a. Determining what constitutes a change

b. Processing change orders

5)  Project Management – 50 minutes

     a. Purpose and definition of Project Management

     b. Setting up Project Controls

     c. Scheduling

6)False Alarm Prevention – 100 minutes

a.  Understanding Residential/Commercial Alarm Systems

b.  False Alarm causes, effects, consequences and prevention

c.  Florida Installer requirements and Educating the consumer

Area 1   Worker’s Compensation

Ø      The student will be able to define and understand worker compensation insurance.

Ø      The student will understand the current changes and concerns.

Area 2 Advanced Building Code

Ø      The student will understand the current State of Florida Code changes.

Area 3 Safety

Ø      The student will gain an overview of OSHA safety requirements.

Ø      The student will be able to develop a safety program.

Ø      The student will understand the advantages of executing a safety plan

Area 4   Change Orders

Ø      The student will gain an understanding of how to determine changes according to the contract.

Ø      The student will be able to properly process change orders.

Area 5 Project Management

Ø      The student will gain and understanding of the purpose and scope of project management.

Ø      The student will be able to identify and establish necessary project management controls.

Ø      The student will gain an understanding of scheduling and how to apply it to a project.

Area 6 False Alarm Prevention

Ø      The student will gain knowledge to troubleshoot equipment for the purposes of preventing false alarms.

Ø      The student will understand the importance and have the knowledge to provide the consumer with valuable information on operation of the equipment and preventing false alarms as well as how to address false alarm issues when they arise.

Ø      The student will understand how false alarms affect public safety by diverting the attentions of authorities and how costly this can become for the consumer and taxpayer.