Health and Safety Training - Half Day Working at Height Course

The Work at Height Regulations applies to all work at height where there is a risk of a fall liable to cause personal injury. The Work at Height Regulations bring together all
Existing work at height regulation and state the minimum health and safety requirements for the use of equipment for work at height. Employers have a duty to ensure that work at a height is properly planned, appropriately supervised and carried out in a manner that is safe.

Who should attend?
Employers, the self-employed, and any person that controls the work of others, (for
example facilities managers or building owners),  who may contract others to work at height need to be fully up-to-date with the new legislation.

Aims and objectives of the course:
To give candidates the underpinning knowledge of the Work at Height Regulations 2005  and other relevant health and safety law &  An overview of risk assessment relating to safe working at heights.

At the end of the course delegates will:

• Be able to work at height safely.
• Identify hazards & risks
• Inspect height equipment before using it.
• Wear the correct PPE for the job.
• Think about the safety of colleagues.
• Understand legislation & why?.

Course Content:

Duration of Course:
The course runs over a ½ Day period and is up to 3 ½ to 4 hours depending on the number of delegates attending the course.

Maximum Participants:
To ensure that all delegates receive the maximum benefit from our training courses, delegate places are limited to 12 per course.

Instructor:
The instructor for this course will be a certified instructor with over 3 years’ experience in Health & Safety related training.
Instructors are periodically assessed by our own quality control assessor, the client should be aware of this quality control assessment could be carried out without prior notice being given to the client.

Equipment required:
This course requires a training area/room with the facilities to comfortably accommodate the maximum number of delegates. The delegates will require a table and equipment to make notes and the instructor needs power and a place to show a presentation.

Assessment:
Throughout the course there is a constant assessment by the instructor who will ask questions about what he has covered in the course, some may be theoretical or some may be practical. At the end of the course there is a 30 question multiple choice paper to be completed by all delegates. A pass mark of 72% is set for all delegates. Once these papers are marked and delegates passed then they will proceed to a 15 minute practical assessment.

Certificate:
All delegates that succeed with the course will receive an A4 certificate of attendance that will be valid for 3 years.