Working at Height Awareness

COURSE OBJECTIVES

To provide the candidate with the knowledge and practical skills involved to enable them to:

• Carry out a work at height Risk Assessment
• Assess Safe Places of Work
• Select appropriate and cost-effective Work Equipment

COURSE CONTENT

This course will include:

• Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
• Working at Height Regulations 2005
• Falls from height – Statistics
• WAHR – Hierarchy & Risk Assessment
• Working at height options 1 – Safe Places Of Work
• GROUP EXERCISE 1 – Safe Places Of Work
• Working at height options 2 - Work Equipment
• GROUP EXERCISE 2 – Demo & Discussion (Work Equipment)
• GROUP EXERCISE 3: Risk Assessment/Equipment Selection
• Selection of fall protection equipment (includes common hazards associated with different equipment types).
• Practical assessments Theory assessment paper (multiple choice)

DURATION: 1 day

CERTIFIED COURSE:

Delegates who successfully complete this course will be issued with a certificate in line with the Health & Safety Executive directive