Working at Height Training
Almost a third of all workplace fatalities involve falls from high places – so safety training is essential for regulatory compliance and your own duty of care to anyone working at height. It’s most effective delivered in your real environment, with your own equipment.
Description
Topics covered:
• Legislation ‐ HASAWA, PUWER and WAHR
• Codes of practice ‐ BS8437
• Risk assessments
• Roles and responsibilities of personnel involved with height safety
• Planning to work at height
• Types of accessories and use
• Communications
• Anchors
• Rescue from height
• Documentation and certification for working at height equipment and accessories
• Pre-use inspection Assessment
• Written exam
• Inspection of working at height equipment
• Building a safe WAH system
• Practical use of equipment