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Introduction to Working At Height

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Introduction to Working At Height


This Working at Height training course helps you to comply with the Work at Height Regulations 2005 by providing employers and employees with the necessary information needed to be able to successfully deal with working at height risks and control measures. This includes an understanding of how to undertake a working at height risk assessment, how to use access equipment safely and how to ensure that employees can reduce their risk of falls from height.


  • Duration:8 Hours
  • Pricing:Please contact us for a competitive quotation

  • Certification:Delegates who successfully complete this course will receive a certificate of attendance, and a course booklet for reference.

  • Delegates will learn on how to manage the risk on how to select and use the most appropriate piece of equipment when working at height and anticipate the risks of a fall hazard.

    Evaluate and implement suitable control measure to reduce the risk of a fall causing serious injury or death.

    Delegates will learn how to manage risks and how to select/use the most appropriate pieces of equipment when working at height. They will be able to anticipate the risks of a fall hazard by evaluating and implementing suitable control measures to reduce the risk of a fall which may result in serious injury or death.

    • What is definition working at Height?
    • Strategies to avoid working at height
    • Hierarchy of Control
    • Preventing falls from height
    • Completing an ‘Suitable and Sufficient’ Risk assessment
    • Selecting the correct selection of equipment
    • How to comply with the Working at Height Regulations 2005
    • Employers/Employees legal Responsibilities
    • The steps of fall prevention
    • Planning for fall protection
    • Selecting the correct lanyard for the task
    • Anatomy of a fall
    • Why the need for a rapid response?
    • When to use ladders
    • What is meant by short duration work when working at height
    • Pre-user checks of working at height equipment
    • How to set up ladders safely
    • Ladder stabilising solutions
    • Using a stepladder safety
    • Maintaining three points of contact when using a ladder
    • Using a Harness, correct fitting, and inspection
    • Using Mobile Elevated Platforms safely
    • Using Tower Scaffolds safely
    • Using Safety Checklist for Tower Scaffolds
    • Scaffolding key safety points to consider
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