Working at Height & Fall Protection
How to plan and carry out work at height safely: avoiding and preventing falls before arresting them, using harnesses, ladders, scaffolds and MEWPs correctly, and being ready to rescue a suspended worker. For anyone who works above ground level or supervises those who do.
55m
Total time
4
Competency levels
12
Lessons
What you'll learn
- Explain what counts as work at height and why falls remain a leading cause of workplace fatalities.
- Apply the work-at-height hierarchy: avoid, prevent falls with collective protection, restrain, and use fall arrest only as a last resort.
- Select, inspect and use harnesses, lanyards and anchor points, including verifying fall clearance and avoiding swing falls.
- Use ladders, scaffolds and MEWPs within their safe limits, including tag systems, three-point contact and pre-use checks.
- Explain suspension trauma and confirm a workable rescue plan exists before any fall-arrest work starts.
Curriculum
Progress through each competency level in order.
1
Awareness
- 3mWhy Working at Height Demands RespectKnowledge
- 3mThe Hierarchy: Avoid, Prevent, Restrain, ArrestKnowledge
- 7mAwareness Check: Work at Height BasicsAssessment
2
Knowledge
- 3mHarnesses, Lanyards and Anchor PointsKnowledge
- 3mLadders, Scaffolds and MEWPsKnowledge
- 8mKnowledge Check: Equipment and AccessAssessment
3
Skill
- 3mFall Clearance, Swing Fall and RescueKnowledge
- 3mPre-Use Harness and Lanyard InspectionAssignment
- 8mSkill Check: Applying Fall ProtectionAssessment
4
Mastery
- 3mLeading and Supervising Work at HeightKnowledge
- 3mPlan and Lead a Work-at-Height TaskAssignment
- 8mMastery Check: Supervisory Judgement at HeightAssessment
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