This course is designed for candidates who are actively involved in Working at Height and also management and supervisory roles to ensure compliance with working at regulations.
It provides an outline of the legislation, equipment standards, the process of a safe and systematic approach to working at height, detailed knowledge of the hierarchy of risk selection of working at height methods and work at height supervision.
Training is given in the correct practical use of PPE along with theoretical knowledge and intended purpose.
- Course Objectives: ½ day classroom theory and presentation and ½ day practical demonstrations. Candidates will be assessed by means of multiple choice question paper.
- Introduction
- Legislation
- Hierarchy of Risk
- Ladders
- Scaffold Towers
- Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWP’s)
- Personal Fall Protection Systems
- Fall Arrest
- Personal Fall Protection Equipment
- Equipment Inspection
- Organisation and Planning
- Risk Assessment
- Rescue and Emergency Planning
- Demonstration and Inspection of Equipment
- WAH Risk Assessment Exercises
- Practical Exercises and Demonstrations -
- Ladder Selection and Inspection
- Ladder Use and Safety
- Donning/Doffing Equipment
- Anchor Point Selection
- Simple Ascending/Descending
- Traversing
- Access from Above and Below
- Passing Obstacles
- Work Positioning Techniques
- Simple Rescue Techniques
The scheduled course dates below are for training to be delivered at AquaTerra House.
If these dates are not suitable, or you would like to enquire about training delivery at your own premises/site, please use the button below to send an enquiry
January
4 Jan 2018
18 Jan 2018
February
1 Feb 2018
15 Feb 2018
March
1 Mar 2018
15 Mar 2018
29 Mar 2018
April
12 Apr 2018
26 Apr 2018
May
10 May 2018
24 May 2018
June
7 Jun 2018
14 Jun 2018
21 Jun 2018
July
5 Jul 2018
19 Jul 2018
August
2 Aug 2018
16 Aug 2018
30 Aug 2018
September
13 Sep 2018
27 Sep 2018
October
11 Oct 2018
25 Oct 2018
November
8 Nov 2018
22 Nov 2018
December
6 Dec 2018
20 Dec 2018
27 Dec 2018
The Candidate must:
- attend the entire course
- adhere to course content and demonstrate the required practical application techniques
Certificates awarded after successful completion of the course will be valid for a three year period after which recertification must take place.
