Awareness CLSA37X

Course Objectives

At the end of the course, course members will be able to:

• Be aware of accidents that happen while working at heights

• Relate the general requirements of the Health and Safety at Work 1974 to    their own work activities.

• Gain a greater understanding of regulations and guidance relating to working at heights

• Be aware of varied means of access to working at heights

• Carry out a risk assessment relating to working at heights

• Plan further specific work based training to ensure safe systems of work

Who is the Course For?

Managers, supervisors and operatives working at heights

Duration/Format

One day (six hours)

NVQ/SVQ Linkage

Instructor/Trainee Ratio Max: 1:12 Min: 1:6

Course Content

• Introduction

• What can go wrong while working at heights

• General requirements of Health and Safety at Work Act 1974

• Regulations and guidance relating to working at heights

• Means of access Ladders, stepladders and trestles

• General access scaffolds

• Scaffold Towers

• Suspended cradles

• Mast-elevated work platforms

• Power-operated work platforms

• Personal suspension equipment

• Risk assessments/work planning/safe systems of work

• Personal action plan and course summary

Further training

Course members may need to received further training on specific work equipment before being able to work safely at heights.