This free online course explores how to ensure a safe work environment when working from heights and confined spaces. Over 30% of all workplace fatalities are caused by falls from heights or confined spaces. These two workplace mishaps pose a significant risk of injury and severe fatalities if proper measures are ignored. This short course discusses the various measures that need to be put in place to ensure heightened safety awareness in these environments. From comprehensive risk assessment to implementing effective control measures in work environments.
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Identify types of work that are regarded as working from height • Identify factors that trigger the risk of falls from working at height • Outline the factors to be considered when making plans for working at height • Explain the regulations contained in the Working at Height Regulation 2005 • List the various methods for identifying possible hazards and dangers during a risk assessment • State the factors to be considered when ensuring the safety of roofing work • Distinguish between various personal protective equipment used in working from height • Discuss the most obvious things to look out for when inspecting work equipment • State the roles and responsibilities of employers and employees when dealing with confined spaces • Summarise the procedures involved in recording the findings of a risk assessment • Recognise the primary factor for successfully fulfilling work within a confined space • Discuss the measures that should be implemented to safeguard the rescuers |
| Course Code | 6492 |
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