Course overview
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
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