Working at Height (including Safety Harness)

To enable delegates to develop knowledge and skills to ensure that they are aware of the
risks and dangers associated with working at height and be able to make a fall protection
plan to protect themselves and others using fall protection/fall arrest equipment.

• To raise awareness of working at height
• To be aware of legislative requirements for working at height
• To be able to identify and understand the hazards and risks which may be encountered working at height
• Understand safe use of tools at height
• To determine the correct storage of all working at height equipment
• Ability to identify correct harness and Personnel Fall Protection Equipment (PFPE) for different Working at Height scenarios
• Carry out pre/post use checks on and understand statutory inspection requirements for PFPE
• Donning and use of various PFPE

• Legislation when working at height
• Hierarchy of control
• Selection of work at height methods
• Awareness of ladders and steps
• Inspection schedules and requirements
• Awareness of planning for rescue
• Fall arrest vs fall restraint
• Fall factors
• Suspension syncope

One day course. CATCH Skills certification will be awarded upon full completion of the course