Working at Heights

£75.00

To facilitate the safe use of ladders, steps and staging in compliance with best practice and legal requirements.

Course Content

• Introduction and arrangements
    - Course objectives
    - Programme and arrangements

• Legislation
    - Overview of the Work at Heights Regs

• Accidents with ladders and staging
    - Environmental
    - Installation
    - Systems of work
    - Effect of attitudes

• Ladder selection and inspection
    - Ladder types and classes
    - Ladder length
    - What to look for in wood and aluminium ladders and steps
    - Inspection systems and pre-use checks

• Ladder installation and use
    - The 4 in 1 rule
    - Ladder stability security
    - Positioning steps
    - Using ladders and step ladders

• Practical work
    - Delegate practice in inspection and erection of extension ladder and step ladders

• Scaffold towers erection and use
    - Types of tower
    - Competence in erection
    - 3 to 1 H/B ratio/manufacturers instructions
    - Use of out riggers
    - Moving a tower - the rules

• Post course test

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Training courses take place in Skipton unless otherwise stated. We can also arrange to run courses at dates, times and venues to suit you. Call us on 01756 797266.