New Work at Height training courses launched

Following many requests from our customers for Work at Height Training to suit the training needs of the workforce, we have launched the 1, 2, 3 suite of Work at Height Courses in conjunction with our training partners CDP Training & Development Limited.

The new courses are designed to deal with Work at Height Issues across the workforce but are specific to the level of the trainee.

Level 1 / Basic operatives work at height entry Level - half day

Legislation basics HSAWA 1974 / PUWER / WAH
Interactive DVD CITB
Pre start checks and reporting
Risk assessment understanding
Rescue plan requirements on site
Harness inspection adjustment and fitting - practical assessment
Multi choice assessment

Level 2/ Operatives work at height Level 1 - Supervisors / team leader half - day

Legislation HSAWA 1974 / PUWER / WAH / update only
Interactive DVD CITB
Hierarchy for height work and options
Complete a blank risk assessment - practical assessment
Harness inspection adjustment and fitting - practical demonstration
Multi choice and written assessment

Level 3/ Operatives work at height Level 2 - Supervisors / Managers - One day

As above but add CIEH Level 2 award accredited risk assessment - see the bottom of this post for details

This is an audited one day course delivered to OfQual standards with written exam proof of ID required.

Each session can accommodate a maximum of 10 trainees. Costs will be:-

Options 1 or 2 ..... £700.00 per course

Option 3 ...............£1500.00 per course plus £20.00 Awarding body certificate and registration each person.

We feel that this way you train according to their training needs and abilities and you will get better results from the training.

CIEH Level 2 Award Principles of Risk Assessment Syllabus - OfQual Approved

Health and safety in the Workplace
Candidates should understand the main causes of accidents and ill health, and the implications they have for people in the workplace, and be able to:

i State the main causes of work-related fatalities, injuries and ill health, and outline the moral, legal and economic reasons for preventing such events.

ii State the main costs to employers of accidents and work-related ill health, and the benefits of their control to employers, employees and society.

iii Define the terms ‘occupational health and safety’, ‘accident’, ‘near miss’ and ‘accident triangle’.

iv Explain how occupational, environmental, behavioural and human factors affect occupational health and safety, and give examples of each.

Legislation
Candidates should be aware of the legal requirements for risk assessment and able to:

i Outline the employers’ general duties under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.

ii Explain the term ‘so far as is reasonably practicable’ in respect of employers’ duties.

iii Outline the requirements for risk assessment in the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.

iv Give examples of other UK health and safety legislation with specific requirements for risk assessment.

Principles of risk assessment
Candidates should understand the principles of risk assessment and be able to:

i Describe the role of risk assessment in accident and ill health prevention.

ii State what is meant by a ‘suitable and sufficient’ risk assessment.

iii State the necessary competencies of risk assessors.

iv Define the terms ‘hazard’, ‘risk’ and ‘control measure’, and give examples of each.

v Identify sources of information on hazards and risks, both internal and external to the organisation.

vi Describe the steps involved in a risk assessment.

vii Outline a basic method for evaluating risk.

viii Explain what is meant by the ‘hierarchy of control’ and how it applies in the selection of control measures.

ix Describe common control measures.

x Describe how risk assessments can be recorded.

xi Identify the general and specific circumstances that would require a review of a risk assessment.