The rope access course developed by the Industrial Rope Access Trade Association (IRATA) over the last 25 years has become Internationally recognised and is the chosen means of access for multiple sectors including the oil, gas and wind industries.
The rope access technique developed by IRATA is used in a wide range of repair, maintenance, inspection and access work.
Rope access methodology boasts an unrivalled safety record, short set-up and dismantling time, positive environmental benefits and removes the need for invasive access equipment or disruption to a worksite.
Purpose
The rope access course developed by the Industrial Rope Access Trade Association (IRATA) over the last 25 years has become Internationally recognised and is the chosen means of access for multiple sectors including the oil, gas and wind industries.
Through a standardised training programme worldwide, IRATA is able to ensure the high standards of its technicians along with the promotion of continual improvements to its education and training.
VHNZ has over 25 years’ experience in providing NZQA accredited safety training; VHNZ was registered as a Private Training Establishment (PTE) with NZQA in 1998 and have been a Category 1 provider following NZQA EER audits in 2013, 2017 and 2021.
Across VHNZ, there is a profound dedication to developing world class safety training that is engaging, meaningful and successful.
We believe all people have the right to access the tools to achieve their potential and succeed. We take a personal responsibility for our performance and for the achievement of trainees in our care.
We are innovative and responsive to the needs of our trainees, communicate openly and honestly, support and encourage them, share knowledge and ideas, and work collaboratively for their benefit.
What we do
Now with over 100+ staff, 120+ trainers and 110+ courses on offer; we have the capacity and capabilities to deliver nationwide training like no other provider. We know your industry.
All of our trainers have extensive industry experience and have been selected to join the Vertical Horizonz team because of their standout performance within their chosen field.
At the successful completion of this course a trainee will be able to: demonstrate knowledge of types of manual handling risks; describe injury risk reduction measures for manual handling; use safe manual handling practices with mechanical aids; and use safe manual handling practices without.
This Leadership in Safety one-day course has been designed to develop workplace leaders who inspire health and safety improvements on-site. This course is suitable for on-site leaders including experienced workers, leading hands, foreman and supervisors; and senior leaders including site managers...
Risk appreciation and management is fundamental to the Health and Safety Workplace Act 2015. Understanding the legal approach is a must know.  Salus are thoroughly conversant with WorkSafe expectations and the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 so that clients don’t have to be.
This Rope Rescue training course is not a standard course. It has been designed to cover some basic and/or advanced rope rescue techniques and methods. We have identified that there is a lack of rope rescue courses such as this for workers within the high risk industry.
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of: - types of EWPs, their suitability for purpose; and safety features; and - industry requirements in relation to legislation and the BPG, and the use of EWPs.
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