Working at Height
Falling from a height is the leading cause of workplace fatalities in the United Kingdom. This is why comprehensive Working at Height Training is so important for those who work at heights. This section of the course aims to give those who work at height the knowledge they need to reduce potential risks involved with their working practices. Whether working on a roof, on a ladder, or on scaffolding, they will learn safe systems of work for each type of equipment, as well as how to spot potential problems, further reducing the possibility of accidents.
Course Content
- Current legislation
- Working at Height Regulations
- Identifying potential issues
- Ladder classifications
- The different types of scaffold
- How to work safety on a roof
- Scaffold access
- Test
Harness Safety
This section of the course aims to ensure operatives are aware of the current legislation around harness safety and that they are able to correctly maintain and inspect safety equipment. It will enable them to spot defects and report them in an appropriate and timely manner. Successful delegates will understand the importance of wearing a harness and the implications of not wearing one properly. They will be competent in the inspection of the harness and recovery from the fall.
Course Content
- Current Legislation
- Wearing and use of fall arrest equipment
- Inspection of harnesses
- Maintenance of harnesses
- Anchorage points
- Markings
- How to store equipment
- What are the emergency procedures
- How and when to report defects
- Test
Manual Handling
This section of the course is designed to provide those who carry out manual handling tasks, or are responsible for conducting risk assessments related to manual handling, the knowledge needed to perform their duties effectively.
Course Content
- Current Legal Requirements
- Costs due to manual handling injuries
- National injury statistics
- Designing the load
- Individuals and their capabilities
- Defining the task and system of work
- The influence of the environment on handling operations
- Assessing handling operations
- Effectively communicating the safe system of work
- Recording the assessment
- Test
COSHH
The COSHH Assessors course is for those who during their day to day duties are involved in the management of hazardous substances. Or, are required to conduct COSHH assessments
Course Content
- Legal requirements
- When and where the COSHH regulations apply
- Forms of hazardous substances
- Environmental considerations you need to take into account
- Collecting the right information at the right time
- Hierarchy of control
- Undertaking COSHH assessments
- Exposure limits, standards and levels for different substances
- Assessing handling operations
- Effectively communicating the safe system of work
RAMS
This Risk Assessment & Method Statement training course is for those who come into contact with risk assessments and method statements at work. The course provides the knowledge and understanding to undertake and prepare risk assessments & method statements.
Course Content
- Legal requirements and when risk assessments have to be carried out
- Identifying hazards and assessing risk
- Creating a matrix
- Controlling risk and hierarchy of control
- Recording and reviewing
- Control measures
- Content, layout, recording and distribution
- Reviewing and development
- Legal requirements and when a method statement has to be carried out
- The requirements of a method statement
- Sequence of works
- Permits to work
- Safe systems of work
- Welfare, personal protection and emergency procedures
- Reviewing and development