This course gives participants the skills and knowledge required to work safely at heights in the Resources and Infrastructure Industries.
This training can be conducted at your worksite or at our purpose built training facilities. Working at heights training is focused on fall prevention rather than fall arrest. It is designed to equip workers with the knowledge and skills to safely work in any height situation, primarily being aimed at general construction, maintenance, mining, large factories or other work situations where work is conducted in a place where a fall from one level to another is possible.
RIIWHS204E Work safely at heights
Course Overview
- Includes practical and classroom based learning
- Actual working at heights
- Harnesses and fall restraint systems
- Legislative requirements
- Written assessment
- Practical assessment
- Safe work practices
- Safe work method statements and JSA’s
- Hazards and risk management
- Developing an operational plan to work at heights safely
- Personal protective equipment (PPE) required
- Correct use of energy absorbing lanyards
- Tools and equipment
- Emergencies and reporting incidents
- Checking and storing equipment
- Duty of care
- Safe and correct use of ladders including ladder safety training
Who is this course designed for?
- Construction workers
- Maintenance workers
- Riggers
- Scaffolders
- Mining
- Fitters
- Roofers
- Builders
- Painters
- Transport companies
- Local Government
- Warehouses
- Anyone working at heights
Course duration:
1 day Successful completion will result in the awarding of a statement of attainment for RIIWHS204E Work safely at heights
$350 per person (Max 6 participants)
- Must be 18 years of age to complete.
- Must have valid photo ID (Drivers licence or passport)
- Must wear steel cap boots