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Working at Height with attitude

Overview

Statistically one of the leading causes of fatalities and serious injuries in the workplace, with the injured workers often being experienced and familiar with working at height.

Without the correct attitude to working safely at heights, the knowledge and skills are as much use as a safety harness that is worn but not clipped on!

The course deals with the issue of working safely at height e.g. on a scaffold, from an access platform etc., but does not cover specific aspects of operating mobile elevated working platforms, erecting portable access towers or scaffolds. These are the subject of specific courses.

Who is it for

All employees who are required to work at height as part of their role.

Content

The course blends elements of attitude, skills and knowledge together to ensure that delegates can work safely at height. The course includes:

  • Common causes of falls from height
    • HSE stats
    • Delegate Experience
  • Unsafe behaviours that lead to the common causes
    • Digging deeper into the causes
  • Practical legal requirements for working at height
    • Avoid where possible
    • Risk assess
    • Hierarchy of controls
  • Risk Assessing working at height
    • Risk, Chance, Probability - True risk perception
  • Common controls for working at height
    • Why controls Fail - effects of human behaviour
  • Safe working at height when using basic equipment used for working at height
    • Ladders
    • Scaffolds
    • Mobile Elevated working platforms
  • Roof Work
    • Edge Protection
    • Fragile Roofs
  • Leading by example
    • Influencing others
    • The power of peer pressure

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