WORKING SAFELY AT HEIGHTS
Course Number
SC0224
Validity
3 Years
Duration
1/2 Day
Assessment
Formal
Working at heights is a routine aspect of many staff roles. This course provides knowledge and understanding to enable them to work safely at height using leaning and step ladders. Towers/platforms are not considered within this course.
Suitable for:
Care, Education and Commercial
Introduction
- Introduction and course overview
Course Programme
- Working at height regulations
- Classification of ladders
- Parts of a ladder
- Check list for pre-use
- Ladder inventory and identification
- Activities suitable for ladder use
- Site selection
- Safety words
- Correct methods for ascending and descending
- Practical use and use of anti slip and levelling devices
- Course evaluation
