Working at Height

Working at height accounts for a significant amount of serious injuries and fatal accidents across the UK every year. This on line course has been designed to provide employees with essential knowledge about working at a safe height.

It provides velar and concise guidance to allow both employers and employees to comply with the working at height regulations 2005. This will help you assess the risks for work at height activities, ensure competent persons are carrying out the tasks and take steps to reduce and avoid risks.

It is also about selecting the correct equipment for the job and other measures to reduce the height of a fall as well as PPE.

Learning Outcomes

This working at height course will aim to provide you with the knowledge about working safely at height whilst you are at work and covers:

• Understanding what working at height is
• Knowledge of the working at height regulations 2005
• What are the responsibilities of the employee and the employer
• Understanding hazards and good practice
• Understanding control strategies
• Being able to assess which equipment is suitable
• The use of safety equipment

Course Content

• Introduction
• What is working at height?
• What activities can be classified at working at height?
• Legislation
• Employer and Employee responsibilities
• Hazards
• Good Practice
• Safe practice of ladders
• Safe use of working platforms
• Safe use of guard rails, scaffolds and tower scaffolds
• Safety
• Summary

Who should complete this course?

The course is designed for employees who work at heights.

• Prior Learning - none required
• Pre Course Learning - none required
• Certification - All learners who successfully complete the module will be issued with a certificate of learning

Duration

Approximately 1 hour

Cost of Course

Please select the number of users.

1-10 users £21.00 GBP 11-50 users £18.00 GBP 51+ users £15.00 GBP