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Ladder & Step Ladder Safety Awareness Training Course
| Course Details |
| Max Delegates: |
8 at Hampshire Training Centre or 12 at Customer's own site |
| Duration: |
Half Day |
| Location: |
Hampshire or Essex Training Centres or Customer's own site |
| Price: |
On Application |
| Notes: |
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This half day general awareness course will enable all employees to fully understand the implications of the new legislation on working practices and successfully manage their responsibilities under this new legislation ensuring that all work carried out at heights is within guidelines and minimises risk.
Benefits to you and your organisation:
The end of the course will have provided participants with the skills to enable them to:
- Detail the Work at Heights 2005 legislation
- Understand the implications of this legislation on working practices
- Review, discuss, understand and use appropriate internal procedures eg permit to work
- Ensure their work activities are carried out in a safe manner
- Successfully undertake formal written assessment
- Selection and inspection of step ladders and ladders
Learning Methods:
Instruction provided by a fully qualified safety and health representative, support materials of varying media, practical inspection and use of ladders.
Who Should Participate:
Employees who need to be aware of the new Work at Height Regulations 2005 and the effect this will have on the organisation.
Introduction:
Overview of Work at Height Regulations 2005
Define Work & Height
What do the schedules of the regulations cover?
Who do the rules apply to?
Employer responsibility:
- Regulations Hierarchy
- Duty holders responsibility
- Planning
- Weather
- Training
- Location
- Equipment, temporary structures and safety features
- Inspections
- Fragile surfaces
- Falling Objects
Employee responsibility:
- Types of equipment
- Step ladders, ladders
- Other types of risks, Mewps, Scaffolding, Harness
Organisation Procedures:
- Guidance Documents
- Permit to Work
- Operational Manager Responsibilities
- Procedures for Reporting Incidents and Accidents
- How the regulations affect site specific workings
- Course Assessment
