Working at Height

Overview

Working at height accounts for a significant amount of serious injuries and fatal accidents across the UK every year. Our online health and safety e-learning course has been designed to provide employees with essential knowledge about working safely at height.

It provides clear and concise guidance to allow both employers and employees to comply with the working at height regulations 2005. This health and safety e-learning course will help you plan and assess the risks for work at height activities, ensure competent persons are carrying out the tasks and take steps to reduce and avoid risks. It will also look at selecting the correct equipment for the job and other measures to reduce the height of a fall as well as PPE.

Objectives

By the end of this course you will have learned about:

• Understanding what working at height is
• Knowledge of the working at height regulations 2005
• What are the responsibilities of the employee and employer
• Understanding hazards and good practice
• Understanding control strategies
• Being able to assess which equipment is suitable
• The use of safety equipment

Who should complete this course

The working at height course is designed for employees who work at height.