Safe Working at Heights

Course Overview

Work at height means work in any place where, if precautions were not taken, a person could fall a distance liable to cause personal injury. You are working at height if you:
• work above ground/floor level
• could fall from an edge, through an opening or fragile surface or
• could fall from ground level into an opening in a floor or a hole in the ground

Work at height does not include a slip or a trip on the level, as a fall from height has to involve a fall from one level to a lower level, nor does it include walking up and down a permanent staircase in a building.

1. Legislation
HASAWA 1974,
PPE Reg 1992,
Working at height reg 2005,
Manual Handling operations reg 1992,
PUWER 1998,
The management of health and safety at work reg 1999

2 Awareness and understanding of :-
Scaffolding,
Scafftags,
Mobile scaffolding

3 Awareness, Inspection, Safe use and storage:-
Harness
Lanyard
Ladders
Stepladders
Fall arrest Equipment
MEWPS

4 Rescue arrangements

Who should attend
Those who are required to Work at Height, or have an understanding of the risks when working at height. This Working at Height training course helps you to comply with the Work at Height Regulations 2005 by providing employers and employees with the necessary information needed to be able to successfully deal with working at height risks and control measures,

Assessment of Training

Multiple-choice questions at the end of the theory session.

Pre training requirements
There are no pre requisite requirements for this course, however a good understanding of English is beneficial. This is a classroom course only, no practical training is given.

Operators who successfully pass the course will receive either an NPORS or BTS Certificate & ID card, where applicable.