Working at Height

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Aims and learning outcomes
- In this section
- Why you need to know about working at height
- Fatality numbers
- Case studies
- Aims and learning outcomes
- Important
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Introduction
- In this section
- What working at height is
- Risks
- Key legislation
- The Work at Height Regulations 2005
- Key responsibilities of employers
- Key responsibilities of employees
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Risk assessment
- In this section
- What is risk assessment?
- Carried out by...
- Risk assessment stages
- Stage 1 - identify the hazards
- Stage 2 - identify who may be harmed and how
- Stage 3 - evaluate the risk and decide on precautions
- Stage 4 - record the significant findings and implement them
- Stage 5 - review and update as necessary
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The key hazards
- In this section
- Roofs
- Deterioration of materials
- Unprotected edges
- Access equipment
- Weather
- Falling materials
- Hazard spotting - 1
- Hazard spotting - 1A
- Hazard spotting - 2
- Hazard spotting - 2A
- Hazard spotting - 3
- Hazard spotting - 3A
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Risk control
- In this section
- The hierarchy of control measures
- Avoid work at height
- Prevent falls and falling materials
- Minimise distance and consequences of falls
- Equipment
- Head protection
- Hierarchy recap
- Training and responsibilities
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Access equipment
- In this section
- Inspection of access equipment
- Ladders
- Ladder pre-use checks
- Handling a ladder
- Setting up a ladder
- Positioning a ladder
- Erecting a ladder
- Securing a ladder
- Behaviour on a ladder
- Storing a ladder
- Ladder maintenance
- Trestles
- Fixed scaffolds
- Fixed scaffolds check
- Mobile tower scaffolds
- Mobile tower scaffolds check
- Mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs)
- Mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) check
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Assessment
- Assessment
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Summary
- Your certification
- Further reading
- About this course
- Feedback