Working at Height

CPD, IIRSM & Gatehouse Awards Approved

This video learning course covers topics including the dangers of working at height, the regulations, the hierarchy of controls, assessing risk and much more and is aimed at anyone who undertakes work at height, or who employs people who regularly work at height.

The term work at height applies to a wide range of situations ranging from the obvious ones like working on platforms, ladders, scaffolds or stages to working alongside deep trenches. The crucial thing to understand about working at height is that it’s not how far you climb, but how far you can fall. ‘Falls’ doesn’t just mean people falling from heights. If materials or equipment fall, that will present an equally dangerous hazard to anyone below.

All working at height situations are covered by health and safety legislation’s among these is the Work at Height Regulations 2005. These regulations confer legal duties on employers and employees to assess, control and minimise risks and hazards from work at height.

Please note that this is an awareness course only, if your duties include working at height you will also need further practical training.

Pass percent required: 70%

Working at Height Learning Objectives

By the end of this video learning course, you will be able to:

• Identify legal duties of employers and employees.
• Assess the risks of working at height.
• Look at controls and measures that can be put in place to minimise those risks.
• Identify correct procedures and the regulations covering them including Working at Height Regulations.
• Identify the use of suitable equipment.

Recommended System Requirements:

• Browser: Up to date web browser
• Video: Up to date video drivers
• Memory: 1Gb+ RAM
• Download Speed: Broadband (3Mb+)

Duration: 105 minutes (Note: This is based on the amount of video content shown and is rounded off. It does not account in any way for loading time or thinking time on the questions).