Working At Heights Course

Working at Heights Course Training is offered by Heights and Safety Training. You need to comply with the general duties of the employer which means you need to do a Hazard identification and Risk assessment relevant to working above 1.5 meters.

Although there is no specific level defined in the law as ‘ height’, industry norm has adopted 1.5 meters.

Course Introduction:

• Duties of employees Working at Heights
• Penalties for not following procedures
• Types of Working at Heights
• Working on Ladders and Ladder safety
• Working on Scaffolding
• Responding to an emergency
• Who erects scaffolding?
• Registers & checklists
• Reporting the findings
• Safety rules when Working at Heights
• Harnesses and Lanyards
• Fall Arrest Systems
• Equipment used when Working at Heights
• Risks Hazards and Outcomes
• Rescue Techniques

Your company also needs to comply with the General Safety Regulations section 6: Working in elevated positions and the Construction regulations section 8: Fall protection.

These sections state that one cannot allow anyone to work in an elevated position unless the work is performed safely from a ladder or scaffolding or from a position where the person has been made safe.

You need a defined work procedure for carrying out work at heights. This should be documented.

Your employees need to have training on working at heights. This will include the correct type of harnesses to wear, how to work safely and what to do in case of a fall. Make sure that you have a signed training record for each person.

You will need to have a documented Risk assessment for each site.

Depending on the elevation at which work is done, your staff may need to be trained in fall prevention as well as fall protection.

You need to have a procedure for inspecting and maintaining fall protection equipment

Employees working at height need to have a medical examination and be certified fit to work at height. E.g. you cannot have a person who suffers from epilepsy working on a ladder or scaffolding.