This course covers all relevant health and safety laws including Working at Height Regulations 2005.
• Overview of relevant health and safety legislation and associated regulations associated with Working at Height Regulations 2005
• Responsibility of employees and their employers under these laws and regulations
• Lifting operations and lifting equipment regulations
• Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 (as amended)
• Guidance on when safety harnesses and lanyards need to be worn
• Understanding the difference between fall arrest and fall restraint
• Anchorages and selection of approved connectors
• Pre-use and post-use inspections
• Identifying faults and damage
• Reporting of lost of defective equipment
• Storage and cleaning of harnesses and lanyards
• Lifting policy for harnesses and inspections
