Working At Height Awareness Course in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire (Classroom)
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Working At Height Awareness Course in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
The Working at Height Awareness course, delivered by Acadame’s experts across the UK, is designed to provide essential knowledge on safe working practices and fall prevention. If you are working at a height where a fall could result in injury, this training is crucial for ensuring safety.
Whether you work at height regularly or oversee those who do, proper training is essential. This course covers key health and safety principles, legal responsibilities for both employers and employees, and best-practice guidance to help create a safer working environment for anyone operating at height.
Delivery Method
Delivered in a classroom in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 2LW
Duration
Half-day (5 hours 15 mins)
- How Completing this Working At Height Awareness Course Will Help You:
- Comprehensive Working at Height Awareness Training: Obtain essential knowledge and understanding of the risks associated with working at height, ensuring the safety of yourself and others in your organisation.
- Regulatory Compliance Assurance: Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations and legislative requirements for working at height by completing the Working at Height Awareness Theory Course, minimising legal risks and promoting a safer workplace environment.
- Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment: Learn how to identify potential hazards and assess risks associated with working at height, as well as develop effective control measures to mitigate risks and prevent accidents or incidents.
- Safety Equipment and Procedures: Acquire knowledge of appropriate safety equipment, such as harnesses, ladders, and scaffolding, and understand correct procedures for their use to maintain safety when working at height.
- Emergency Response Preparedness: Improve your awareness of emergency procedures and rescue protocols for working at height scenarios, ensuring you can respond effectively in the event of an incident or evacuation.
- Promoting a Culture of Safety: Increase awareness of the importance of promoting a culture of safety within your organisation, including communication of safety policies, training programs, and regular safety inspections to minimise risks and promote a safe working environment for all employees.
This Working at Height course is suitable for individuals across various industries, not just scaffolding and construction. It is relevant for those working in emergency services, the military, maintenance, and even stage and theatre. Anyone who operates in environments requiring the use of harnesses, ladders, or fall arrest equipment will benefit from this training.
Course Content
- An introduction to working at heights
- The legislation surrounding working at heights
- The duties of an employer and employee whilst working at height
- Risk assessments and planning
- Roof access
- Avoidance of a fall
- Using ladders and step ladders
- Scaffolding
- Lifting devices
Methods of Assessment
The method of assessment is a one-step journey:
Step 1. Multiple-choice Exam
Assessment will be by multiple-choice question paper at the end of the course. Learners are also expected to actively participate during the course.
Related Courses
- Ladder & Stepladder courses
- PASMA courses
- IPAF courses
- Scaffolding courses
- Work at Height courses
- Harness & Lanyard courses
- Fall Prevention training
- CITB courses
- NEBOSH courses
- IOSH courses
- CSCS Mock Test
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For short courses a completion certificate is available at the end of the course. You can screenshot this or print it out to confirm completion of the training.
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