Working at heights training
In the last three years 23 people died at work as a result of a fall and many more people were severely injured.
In the last three years 23 people died at work as a result of a fall and many more people were severely injured. WorkSafe Victoria has been producing guidance for employers to help them prevent falls happening, but something more had to be done to stop the deaths and injuries. That’s why from 31 March 2004 new regulations are being introduced that will affect the way you and your employees work at height.
| Duration | 1 day |
| Requirements | Clients to provide lunch and morning tea |
| Venue | Client to provide venue |
| Cost per training | $2,000 + $65 black and white or $150 colour booklet fee per participant |
Objectives
- To prevent people from falling from height, or from being hit by falling objects
- Personnel should comprehend how dangerous actions and misuse of equipment causes injury
- Inform personnel about safe work procedures and how to inspect and properly use equipment such as scaffolds, ladders, trestles, elevated work platforms and fall arrest systems. Identify hazards to look for during a risk assessment.
- To identify circumstances and hazards that increase the risk of an injury and/or incident occurring when working at height.
- To specify the control measures that can be put in place to reduce risk when working at height.
- Ensure personnel know and follow safe work procedures.
- Personnel should understand the limitations and the dangers of misusing a scaffold.
- To explain the do's and don'ts of ladder and trestle use.
- To examine the pre-operational check process and ensure that operating procedures are followed correctly.
- To understand the limitations of the equipment and how to work safely with various units
- Accident investigation
- Basic hazard identification
- Confined spaces
- Contractor management
- Dangerous goods
- Environmental and ISO 14001
- Ergonomics training
- Executive briefing
- Fire warden
- Fatigue management
- Hazardous substance regulations
- Isolation for the oil and gas industry
- Lock out and isolation
- Manual handling
- Plant hazard identification
- Risk management
- Safety committee
- Safety map 4th edition auditing
- Supervisor safety
- Working at heights
- Workplace hazard identification, risk assessment and control training
- Working from home