Working at Height Training
Working at Height Training helps employees to understand the risks of working at height and prevent accidents by following best practices. This online course covers an employer’s and employee’s legal responsibilities to protect people’s safety.
Falls from height are the most common cause of fatal injuries at work, accounting for 40% of deaths at work in 2022/23. Providing working at height training is essential to protect people’s safety, particularly when employees use stepladders, ladders, and scaffolding.
Developed by qualified and experienced health, safety professionals, this high-quality training solution supports your organisation to comply with the Work at Height Regulations 2005.
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Working at Height eLearning Course
Our Working at Height eLearning course highlights the risks involved with working at height and how to follow safety procedures.
£25
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What are the benefits of Working at Height training?
- Follows the requirements of Work at Height Regulations 2005 and the Health and Safety Executive’s guidance, Safe use of Ladders and Step Ladders – An employers guide IND(G) 402 and The Work at Height Regulations – A Brief Guide’ AND(G) 401.
- Created by highly qualified, experienced health and safety consultants.
- IOSH Approved, CPD Certified and SCORM Compliant training.
- Online course can be completed at the employee’s own pace.
- Interactive training to keep participants engaged throughout.
- Multiple choice quizzes so participants can check their understanding as they go.
- Summaries at the end of each section to enhance understanding.
- No previous experience required.
Who should take this course?
Employees who work at height or plan to work at height and those who supervise them.
Course duration
Working at height training takes approximately 25 – 30 minutes to complete.
Course accreditations
Our accreditations mean you can be confident that we deliver high-quality, effective eLearning that forms part of a professional development programme.
We pride ourselves on our extensive certification and accreditation. We’re CPD Certified and this course is SCORM compliant which means it can be integrated as part of your existing LMS or used as part of our SHINE learning management system.
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Working at Height FAQs
What is working at height?
The HSE classifies working at height as when you:
- Work above ground/floor level
- Could fall from an edge, through an opening or fragile surface or
- Could fall from ground level into an opening in a floor or a hole in the ground
When can you use a ladder for working at height?
Ladders can be used for working at height tasks when a risk assessment of the task shows that using equipment with higher level of fall protection is not justified e.g. task is low risk, duration of task is short or there are existing workplace features which cannot be altered. The assessment must be undertaken by someone that is competent and a safe system of work is in place.
What is a working platform?
A working platform includes:
- A roof
- A floor
- Mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs)
- Treads of a stepladder
- A platform on a scaffold
What is collective and personal fall prevention?
Collective protection is equipment that does not require the person working at height to act for it to be effective and protects all those that might be working there. This includes designed walkways, guardrails, scissor lifts and tower scaffolds.
Personal protection on the other hand requires the individual to act for it to be effective. An example would be correctly wearing a safety harness correctly and connecting it, with an energy-absorbing lanyard, to a suitable anchor point.
How far can I fall without hurting myself?
There is no clear answer as every fall is different and best not fall at all. The depth and severity of injuries depend on factors such as the distance, the person’s age and weight, the way you land and what you might land on e.g. debris or sharp objects.
What defines competence for Working at Height?
Working at height requires the right skills, knowledge and experience to perform the task. Undertaking training gives the trainee the necessary tools to understand the risks associated with working at height. Ultimately it is an employers responsibility to define what the competence levels are based on knowledge, training, experience and knowing when they have reached their level of competence and stop to gain further help.
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Course aims
The course is designed to promote a workplace culture within that encourages everyone to consider the risks associated with working at height and follow safe procedures.
By the end of the course employees will be able to:
- Understand an employer’s and employee’s responsibilities when working at height.
- Identify common hazards when working at height.
- Recognise what measures to implement to control risks when working at height.
- Undertake visual inspections of equipment and workplaces.
- Recognise the limitations of various work equipment.
Course Overview
1. Regulations
An employer’s and employee’s responsibilities, considering the Work at Height Regulations 2005 and health and safety legislation.
2. What is working at height?
Definition of working from height with examples of equipment and activities.
Why following safe systems of work is vital considering accident statistics and the danger to life. Where and how accidents occur, with examples of high-risk tasks.
3. Avoiding
When to avoid working at height and what equipment can be used when working at height cannot be avoided.
How to reduce risk with the prevention of falls hierarchy.
4. Risk Assessment
Who should be involved in a risk assessment. What a risk assessment should cover and how to ensure it is effective. The importance of keeping records.
5. Pre-working at height assessment
What types of hazards should be considered in a pre-working at height risk assessment. How to select appropriate control measures.
6. Ladders
Types of falls from ladders, different types of ladders, the correct use of ladders and the importance of following British Standards.
7. Scaffolding
Types of scaffolding and the safety points to consider. Who is qualified to erect and check scaffolding and when it should be checked.
8. Mobile elevated work platforms
Types of mobile elevated work platforms (MEWPs) and an employer’s duties under the Health and Safety at Work Act and the Provision of Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER). What to consider to make sure MEWPs are used safely.
Assessment
At the end of the work at height course there are 10 multiple choice questions to answer, and the pass mark is 80%.
Certificate
You will receive a working at heights certificate on successful completion of the course which is downloadable as a PDF file.
Course screenshots
Fully interactive. Clear and simple. Created by experts.
How is it delivered?
Work at height training is delivered online or through a computer network to each trainee at their desktop, laptop or mobile device.
We can also provide the course to be integrated into a SCORM compliant LMS.
Training can be completed at the employee’s own pace by “bookmarking” and recording progress and returning to the training later.
SHINE – compliance record keeping
The Praxis42 Digital Platform SHINE is our advanced eLearning management system and helps organisations deliver effective online learning for their employees.
A cost-effective tool for compliance record-keeping, SHINE allows you to view and manage employee training records easily. Individual training certificates can be printed as proof of compliance for audits or visits from enforcing agencies.
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