Course overview
Why do I need this course?
- Prevent serious injuries by understanding the risks of working at height
- Comply with regulations and the laws surrounding working and height
- Use equipment safely with practical guidance on ladders, scaffolds and platforms
- Promote a safety-first culture in high-risk environments
What will I learn?
- Legal duties and responsibilities when working at height
- Common hazards and how to assess and control them
- Safe use of ladders, scaffolding and fall protection systems
- Emergency procedures and incident response
Who is this course for?
- Construction and maintenance workers operating above ground level
- Site managers and supervisors overseeing high-risk tasks
- Facilities and operations staff using access equipment
- Anyone required to work at height as part of their role
Course details
This course introduces topics surrounding the Work at Height Regulations 2005 and explores how to assess risk for potential falls, the different types of access equipment, how to reduce the occurrence of accidents, and what to do if you witness a fall from height.
Work ‘at height’ means work in any place where, if precautions are not taken, a person can fall a measure of distance that could potentially lead to harm to themselves or those around them. This covers work at any height – from a short ladder to the platform of a cherry picker.
Upon completion of this course, the learner will have a knowledge of:
- The law and regulations surrounding Work at Height
- Steps to take to minimise injury resulting from working at height
- How to identify which equipment to use for different situations
- How to assess risks for potential falls, and
- How to respond if they witness a fall
This course consists of the following modules:
- What work at height is
- The Regulations
- Three principles: avoid, prevent, minimise
- The rules in practice
- Types of access equipment
- Competency with access equipment
- Choosing the right access equipment
- Three principles of ladder safety
- Ladder inspection
- Unsafe environments
- Consequences of improper use of ladders
- Employee duties
- Rescue – plans, equipment, training, how to react
- An HSE case study
- Course Length: 30 mins
- Refresh Frequency: 1 Year
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