COURSES OFFERED BY VERTICAL HORIZONZ NEW ZEALAND

This approach to team leadership training is aimed at action orientated environments where effective functional leadership is required to achieve critical or reactive tasks by small teams.

The aim of this course is to enable a trainee to demonstrate knowledge of personal protection equipment (PPE), identify electricity systems and apply health and safety within the electricity supply environment.

This course combines unit standards 30072 and 3800 and recognises the work experience of people with experience in a gantry cranes environment. The aim is to ensure that a crane operator has the knowledge, skills and attributes to operate an overhead crane effectively with an emphasis on accident p...

Cranes that can be used for assessment against this unit standard include – truck mounted cranes, all terrain cranes, rough terrain cranes. Assessment cannot be carried out using truck loader cranes, or telehandlers, or excavators when being used as cranes.

People who attend this course are able to: assess the worksite and prepare to lift and place loads; describe the functions of critical components and equipment used for lifting, and select lifting equipment and sling load

Identify the different types of MEWPs, their suitability for purpose, and safety features Understand the legislative requirements in relation to the Approved Code of Practice for the use of MEWPs

The aim of this course is to enable a trainee to identify hazards and controls within confined spaces; develop an emergency procedure plan; and complete the necessary documentation required for a confined space entry.

The purpose of this course is to produce a competent Compressed Air Breathing Apparatus (CABA) operator. At the successful completion of the course the operator will be able to describe the safe operation, prepare, test, and recommission CABA equipment; wear and monitor a CABA; and implement emerge...

The aim of this course is to enable a trainee to be able to outline the requirements of non-notifiable prefabricated scaffolds; erect non-notifiable prefabricated scaffolding; alter non-notifiable prefabricated scaffolding; inspect completed non-notifiable prefabricated scaffold; and dismantle non-...

At the successful completion of the course the Trainee will be able to demonstrate knowledge of height safety PPE inspection techniques, identify faults and probable causes within various items of height safety PPE.