Lantra Working at Heights Awareness

Entry Requirements

• There are no entry requirements for this course

Course Content

The course will cover the following topics: 

• Definition of working at height
• Which tasks to complete, or which may be completed, where they will be 
  classified as working at height
• Health & Safety regulatory framework which applies when working at height
• Understand the impact of the Health and Safety executive on working at height
• Know safe working practices for working at height
• Identify, assess and mitigate hazards and risks when working at height
• Identify common causes of accidents
• Understand how an accident might impact their life
• Understand when a ladder is an appropriate choice for the job
• Understand how to assess and use a ladder safely
• Be able to safely prepare, erect, use and dismantle ladders
• Understand basic concepts of safety around MEWPs and scaffolding
• Know the danger presented by overhead power lines to workers preparing to work at height
• How to plan to work at height near overhead power lines
• Know the various kinds of working at height specific PPE
• Know truth from fact when working at height
• Know what to do and what not to do when working at height
• Create an action plan which is relevant to their current or future place of work 

If you require additional support, please contact UHI Orkney at the time of booking.

Download the information sheet Lantra-Working-at-Heights-Awareness.pdf

Staff

Teaching staff are experts in their field.

Your instructor will be Steven Findlay.