| Safe Working
at Heights Awareness - HS1 |
| Aims
& Objectives |
The Course is specifically
designed to provide delegates with an understanding of
current working at heights legislation and how it applies
on a day to day basis from a managerial stand point |
| Suitability |
Managers & Supervisors |
| Duration |
One
Day |
| Dates |
Call 0800 783 0757
for Details |
| Numbers |
Maximum of 15 students per course |
| Lunch |
Snack lunch provided |
| Requirements |
- Students must be physically
Fit
- Students to bring along all
Personal Protective Equipment that your Company issues
to those that work at Height
|
| Syllabus |
- The implications of the Work
at Height Regulations 2005
- Health & Safety @ Work
etc. Act 1974
- Management of H & S at
Work Regs 1999
- Personal Protective Equipment
Regs 1992
- Reporting of Injuries, Diseases
and Dangerous Occurrences Regs 1995
- Provision & Use of Work
Regs 1998
- The Work at Height Regs 2005
- Issues in relation to the
selection and use of the most appropriate equipment
- Selection of the most appropriate
equipment for work at height
- Ladder Safety including the
safe use and inspection of ladders
- An overview of the use of
Mobile Elevated Working Platforms (MEWPS)
- An overview of Steps &
access equipment
- An overview of the use of
Cherry Pickers
- The inspection and use of
safety harnesses and fall arrest equipment
- CITB Video “Alright
at Height?”
- Suspension Trauma and the
need for the Employer to have a rescue plan
- An insight into suspension
trauma
- The need for employers to
have a rescue plan in place where necessary
- Inspection (and erection?)
of Tower Scaffold
- The PASMA Code of Practice
- Approved methods of erection
and dismantling
- Stability
- Safe Use
- Inspection
- Good practice
|
| Notes |
Comprehensive notes will be given
to all students who attend the course. |
| Certification |
On satisfactory completion of
the course a certificate of competence will be issued
that will be valid for three years. |
