Working At Height Awareness

Falls from height are one of the biggest causes of workplace fatalities and major injuries. Common causes are falls from ladders and through fragile roofs. Work at height means work in any place where, if there were no precautions in place, a person could fall a distance liable to cause personal injury.

For example you are working at height if you: are working on a ladder or a flat roof; could fall through a fragile surface; could fall into an opening in a floor or a hole in the ground. Take a sensible approach when considering precautions for work at height. There may be some low-risk situations where common sense tells you no particular precautions are necessary and the law recognises this.

Learning outcomes:

Upon completion of the course, learners will know how to:

• Implement strategies to avoid having to work at height if possible
• Prevent falls from height
• Minimise the consequences of a fall from height
• Comply with personal legal duties
• Select the most appropriate access and working equipment for the task.

Benefits of training for those who work at height:

• You will gain the knowledge, skills and experience that are necessary to select and set up working at height equipment ready for safe use and operation.
• You will develop the necessary skills that will enable you to identify risks in the workplace and eliminate or reduce the risk of severe or fatal injuries.
• You will be able to demonstrate to others that you are taking the necessary steps to meet the requirements under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the The Work at Height Regulations 2005 regarding your own duty of care.