Course Outline – Working Safely at Heights – RIIWHS204D

Suitable for workers in mining, construction and for any tradespeople who need to work at heights. The course covers all aspects of safe access to heights, including:

• legislative requirements,
• selection, use and maintenance of personal protective equipment,
• practical exercises of setting up fall arrest systems and the rescue of a suspended casualty.

This nationally accredited Work Safely at Heights course has been structured to provide candidates with the necessary practical skills and theoretical understanding to undertake work at height on a broad range of structures and differing environments; as well as working safely in the vicinity of unprotected edges or on steep ground.

Upon successful completion of the course, candidates will gain knowledge of:

Theory

• Legislation and governance material relating to working at height
• What defines ’work at height’
• Hazard analysis and risk assessment
• Control measures for working at height
• Categories for working at height (work restraint, work positioning, fall arrest)
• Legal requirements for equipment inspection and record keeping
• Compliance, strengths and characteristics of height safety equipment
• Legal necessity for provision for rescue capability.

Practical

• Correct inspection, fitting and adjustment of harness (including suspension in harness)
• Participation in SWMS to control risks for working at height
• Selection, setup and rigging of anchor straps and slings
• Pre-use inspection, installation and use of work restraint techniques
• Pre-use inspection and use of single/twin leg fall arrest lanyards
• Pre-use inspection, installation and use of fall arrest blocks/inertia reels.
• Pre-use inspection, installation and use of temporary horizontal safety lines
• Pre-use inspection, installation and use of height safety connectors
• Introduction to rescue using a pre-rigged workplace rescue system.

Where appropriate additional client-specific topics will be covered.

Course Duration

• 1 Day

Training Outcome

• All successful candidates will receive a Statement of Attainment RIIWHS204D Working Safely at Heights and a personalised ID card as proof of their qualification.
• CPD Points 8

Remember! To work at height it is a legal necessity to have received training.

NOTE: As of 1 January 2015 you will need a USI (Unique Student Identifier) to complete this course. For more information please call our office on 44729202 or go to http://southcoastcolleges.edu.au/usi-unique-student-identifier/