This course has been designed as a refresher course for students with an existing Working Safely at Heights qualification. It provides students with a verification of competency on how to effectively manage the risks relating to working at heights, allowing students to manage those risks effectively in real-life workplace scenarios.
By the end of the training, students will be able to identify hazards associated with working at height, understand key legislation and be familiar with different categories of personal fall prevention and protection equipment (PPE) including their characteristics and limitations. Additionally, students will be required to conduct pre and post-use inspections of all equipment.
The following national units of competencies are delivered and assessed by Skylar Education RTO 21647:
- RIIWHS204E Work safely at heights
Duration: Half Day (combining theory and practical components)
Cost: $170 Inc. GST
Prerequisites:
Students must hold and show previously-held statements of attainment for work safely at heights training (RIIWHS204A/B/C/D/E).
Entry Requirements:
- Students must have the physical capacity to be able to meet the demands of the practical demonstration skills including gaining access, working, and egress from a place of height whilst wearing the appropriate PPE
- Students must have sufficient English language, literacy, numeracy and visual interpretation skills to successfully complete the course
- Students must present photo ID on arrival
Course Content:
- Regulations & legislation
- Australian Standards
- Risk assessments and control measures
- Pre and post use inspection of all personal fall arrest equipment
- Restraint technique and fall arrest definitions
- Demonstrate fall restraint, work positioning, and fall arrest techniques
- Anchor point selection and inspection
- Correct rigging of anchorage slings
- Use of self-retracting lifelines (SRL), and single and twin lanyards
- Temporary horizontal safety lines
- Recognise suspension intolerance
- Demonstrate an industrial rescue technique (additional element if appropriate facility available)
For any training enquiries, please call our office on 1300 000 742 and speak to the training co-ordinator or email us at training@specialistheightaccess.com.au.
