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One-Day Safe Working at Heights for Managers and Supervisors
This course is aimed at
employers and managers with responsibility for managing work
undertaken at height where a risk of injury due to falls (or
falling objects) may exist.
Last year over one
third of injuries from slips, trips and falls reported to the
HSE, originated in the food manufacturing and food retail
industries, and in catering and hospitality over 10 major
injuries a week are reported.
Of the almost 11,000
injuries reported to the HSE last year from slips, trips and
falls in the sectors targeted through the “Shattered Lives”
campaign, nearly half (46%) were from the construction,
building and plant maintenance industries (source: HSE
Press Release dated 12 May 2008).
The Working at Height
Regulations requires the dutyholder (employer) to ensure:
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All work at height is properly planned and
organised
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All work at height takes account of weather
conditions that could endanger health and safety
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Those involved in work at height are trained
and competent
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The place where work at height is done is
safe
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Equipment for work at height is appropriately
inspected
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The risks from fragile surfaces are properly
controlled
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The risks from falling objects are properly
controlled.
All work at height must be
properly planned, by a competent person, adequately supervised
and carried out safely (by a trained workforce). The
regulations require that Employers implement the Hierarchy
of Controls when considering work at height. This course
will ensure that Employers and Managers are aware as to the
requirements needed under the regulations; introduced to
reduce the frequency of injuries sustained during work at
height.
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