Working at height

COMBINED WORKING AT HEIGHT, RESCUE AT HEIGHT, CONFINED SPACE ENTRY AND RESCUE

Duration: 3 days

The Work at Height and Rescue elements of this course are aimed at personnel who use work at height equipment in the execution of their duties, who have responsibility for at-height operations, or may oversee the rescue/recovery of a casualty.

The course will introduce the principles and equipment involved in work at height systems and, through a combination of classroom and practical work, the process of a safe and systematic approach to working at height operations. the course also identifies the requirements for emergency and rescue planning as part of the risk assessment process.

The Confined Space elements of this course are designed to ensure that all personnel who are liable to be exposed to working in a confined space/vessel have a thorough understanding of the potential hazards of confined spaces/vessel entry, and to enable delegates to undertake their job tasks in such areas safely.

Course Elements

WORK AT HEIGHT AND RESCUE AT HEIGHT

Legislation and Regulations
The Hierarchy of Fall Protection
Ladders
Scaffold Towers (optional)
Mobile Elevated Work Platforms (optional)
General Principles of Personal Fall Protection Systems
Fall Arrest
Personal Fall Protection Equipment
Equipment Inspection
Organisation and Planning (Risk Assessment for Work at Height)
Work at Height Exercises
Rescue and Emergency Planning
Practical Rescue Demonstrations and Exercises

 

CONFINED SPACE & RESCUE

Legislation and Regulations
Safe Systems of Work
Management Responsibilities
Atmospheric Monitoring
Atmospheric Deterioration
Access Requirements
Safety Equipment
Standby Personnel
Breathing Apparatus
Emergency Procedures
Properties of Gases
Practical Confined Space Entry and Rescue Exercises

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Contact Details

Main Office

AquaTerra House,
Tofthills Avenue,
Midmill Business Park,
Kintore, Aberdeen,
UK, AB51 0QP

Email Address

Bookings@aquaterra.co.uk

Phone Number

+44 (0) 1224 392626