Whether using simple stepladders or safety harnesses, there is always the risk of a fall that could result in personal injury while doing work at height. Working at a height continues to be a leading cause of fatalities and serious injuries. Falls from ladders and through fragile surfaces are common occurrences. All of these collisions could have been avoided, and everything possible should be done to ensure that this type of collision does not occur again. Working at a height entails working in a location (other than a permanent workplace staircase) where a person could be injured by falling from it, whether it is at or below ground level.

Learning Outcomes of Working at Height training:

By the end of theory module participants would be familiar with:

·        Roles and responsibilities of the employer, constructor (if applicable), supplier, supervisor and worker, with respect to working safely at heights;

·        Hazards of working at heights;

·        Hierarchy of controls (such as elimination, isolation, engineering, substitution, administrative or PPE), related to working at heights;

·        Types of warning methods (signs and bump lines) and physical barriers (fencing, guard rails, protective coverings) and their appropriate use;

·        Use of Ladders and other Elevated Work Platforms;

·        Use of PPE and when a travel restraint system, fall restricting system or fall arrest system would be required and the essential components of each.

By the end of practical module participants would be familiar with:

·        Situations in which bump lines, barriers, guardrails and safety nets would be appropriate;

·        Discuss the limitations and the appropriate application of travel restraint, fall restricting and fall arrest systems;

·        what an anchor point is; discuss the appropriate location and use of anchor points and examples of appropriate and inappropriate anchor points;

·        Using the hierarchy of controls, identify the different types of equipment that may be available to safely perform a variety of tasks at heights.

·        Purpose of a working at heights fall rescue plan.