Introduction to Safe Working at Height

The aim of the course is to give delegates awareness into safe working at height within the workplace.

Course Objectives

The identification of “falls from height” as a major contributor to the national accident statistics had led the HSE to make it a primary target for both improvement in working practices and enforcement. This one-day awareness course outlines the key requirements of a successful management programme for working at height.

On completion of the course delegates will have an understanding of:

• Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
• Risk Assessment / Safe System of Work
• Working at Height Regulations
• Provision and Use of Work Equipment
• Working at Heights Hierarchy of Controls
• Fall Prevention
• Scaffolding
• Mobile Towers
• MEWPS
• Collective Fall Protection
• Nets
• Air Bags
• Bean Bags
• Individual Fall Protection
• Safety Harness
• Lifeline
• Introduction to the safe use of Ladders
• The Ladder Code
• Assessment