Working at Height

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Employees who do this course will learn to have a greater awareness of the risks involved in working at height, and on how to best manage those risks, ensuring the safety of all concerned.

$75

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Half Day

Course Details

Course Contents

  • Legislation, regulations, roles and responsibilities when working at height

  • The consequences of non-compliance

  • Safe working practices when working at height

  • How to reduce the risks from:

  • - Weather conditions

  • - Working environments

  • - Others working at height

  • - Falling objects

  • - Fragile surfaces

  • Importance of risk assessments

  • Rescue plan requirements

  • Selecting appropriate equipment

  • Identifying safety precautions when using equipment

  • Importance of Personal hygiene

  • Reporting procedures when equipment is faulty

 

Benefits of this course:

  • 35 People died in 2017/18 due to falls from height

  • There were also 43,000 non-fatal accidents due to falls from height

  • These resulted in 80 major injuries

  • And 230 over-3-day absences, costing employees and employers money

  • Even just a height of less than 2 meters can result in serious, or even fatal, injuries

  • The Work at Height Regulations 2005 require employers, and those in charge of any type of work at height activity to ensure that the work is properly planned, well supervised and carried out by competent people

  • Employees who do this course will learn to have a greater awareness of the risks involved in working at height, and on how to best manage those risks, ensuring the safety of all concerned.

  • Sheffield Branch

    Eckington Business Centre Gosber Street Eckington, Sheffield

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