Who is the course for?

Managers, supervisers and operatives working at heights – including scaffold towers and ladders

Course objectives

At the end of the course, course members will be able to:-

• Be aware of accidents that happen while working at heights
• Relate the general requirements of the Health and Safety at Work 1974 to their own work activities
• Gain a greater understanding of regulations and guidance relating to working at heights
• Be aware of varied means of access to working at heights
• Carry out a risk assessment relating to working at heights
• Plan further specific work based training to ensure safe systems of work

Introduction

• What can go wrong while working at heights
• General requirements of Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
• Regulations and guidance relating to working at heights
• Means of access Ladders, stepladders and trestles
• General access scaffolds
• Scaffold Towers
• Suspended cradles
• Mast-elevated work platforms
• Power-operated work platforms
• Personal suspension equipment
• Risk assessments/work planning/safe systems of work
• Personal action plan and course summary

Duration: One day