ACTTnow Working at Height Awareness

Who Should Attend?
All employees who undertake work at height operations as part of their work tasks.
Learning Outcomes
The course covers the following areas so the learner will:
• Have an awareness of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
• Be aware of Risk Assessment / Safe System of Work
• Be aware of Working at Height Regulations
• Be aware of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment 1998
• Be aware of Working at Heights – Hierarchy of Controls
• Understand fall prevention – scaffolding, mobile towers, MEWPS
• Will understand the safe use of ladders / stepladders
Modules will cover
• Falls in the workplace – the scale of the problem
• Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 – Duties of Employer / Employees
• Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
• Risk Assessment and Safe System of work
• Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
• Working at Height Regulations 2005
• Duty holder’s responsibilities
• Hierarchy of Controls
• Fall prevention
• Fall protection
• Personal Fall Protection Equipment
• The Ladder Code / Do’s and Don’ts – Stepladders
The course contains both practical and theory-based learning. There will be a practical and written assessment conducted and assessed by the instructor to ensure competency has been achieved. Upon successful completion, the candidate will be issued with certification by ACTTnow, valid for 2 years.
Maximum attendees – 10 people