Working at Height

With over 2 in 10 of all workplace fatalities involving a fall from height and over 4,000 major injuries a year, it’s important that anyone performing tasks that involve working at height understands the risks and how to minimise them. Awareness training, such as this course, helps to identify and reduce risks, but, depending on your job role, you may need to supplement what you learn in this course with more task-specific training. This course is for all employees who use a ladder or similar working at height equipment when carrying out their duties. By the end of the course you will be able to:

• Define working at height and understand the relevant legislation and regulation
• Describe the different types of working at height equipment
• Apply the hierarchy of control measures when working at height
• Identify appropriate safety procedures and protection
• Understand the risks of working on roofs.

You must pass the assessment at the end of the course to receive your certificate. Did you know that 20% of all workplace deaths result from workers falling from a high elevation or height? What’s just as tragic is that more than 4,000 severe injuries occur from the same type of accident each year. So if you have employees who work at great heights, they need to undergo the proper training and education to protect themselves and their coworkers. Risk Safety Services offers a comprehensive working at height course available online 24/7. It outlines all the possible risks involved when working at height and how those risks can be minimised. When your employees finish this course, they’ll know how to identify the potential dangers of working at height and take the necessary safety measures to avoid future accidents. The course will cover the following relevant topics:

• The dangers of roof work
• The safety procedures for working at height
• The types of equipment for working at height
• Understanding the laws and regulations of working at height

Our working at height course is basically a form of awareness training. Your workers should understand the risks involved before attempting any work at a high level above the ground. However, some of your workers may also need additional task-specific training to supplement the knowledge acquired from this course. Risk Safety Services allows students to access the working at height course at any time via the internet. The course material provides practical information about real-life work-at-height scenarios written by industry professionals with experience in the field. Would you like to know more details about our working at height course? Call us at 01304 793058 or email us at info@risksafetyservices.co.uk.