Description
Part 1 Legal Requirements
★ Occupational Health and Safety Act ★ General Duties of Employers to their Employees ★ Proof of Certain Facts ★ Construction Regulations 2014
Part 2 Working @ Height
★ Working @ Height Introduction ★ Fall Protection System Elements ★ Fall Prevention, Protection & Arrest ★ Institute for Working @ Height ★ Definitions and Terminology ★ Judgment Personal & Management ★ Consequences of Non-Compliance ★ Workplaces Examples ★ Access and Egress to a Working @ Height Work Area
Part 3 Working @ Heights Team
★ Competent Person ★ Planner ★ Fall Protection Planner – Activities ★ Supervisor Rope Access ★ Legal Requirement Appointments ★ Legal Requirements Rope Access Work ★ Duties of a “Fall Protection System” Supervisors ★ Operator / W@H Worker ★ Duties of Employees at Work ★ Duty not to interfere with, damage or misuse things ★ The W@H Worker Medical Certificate ★ The W@H Worker ★ Fall Protection Training
Part 4 Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment
★ Introduction ★ Risk Assessment – Legal Requirement ★ Hazard Identification ★ Risk Assessments Control Measures ★ Hierarchy of Control Mitigating Hazards
Part 5 Fall Protection Plan
★ Fall Protection Plan Introduction ★ Definitions
Part 6 Fall Protection System
★ Work Positioning System Alternatively Fall Protection System ★ Fall Protection System Introduction ★ Physical Protection / Safeguards ★ Physical Protection Measures ★ Edge Protection ★ Safeguarding Openings Covers / Barricades
Part 7 Fall Protection Access
★ Definition of Machinery ★ Access Mechanisms, Structures and Equipment
Part 8 Fall Protection Ladders & Stepladders
★ Ladders and Stepladders – Categories ★ Legal Requirements ★ Ladders and Stepladders – Introduction ★ Components ★ Safe Use ★ Tools and Material ★ Limitations ★ Inspections
Part 9 Fall Protection Roof Ladders & Crawl Boards
★ Legal Requirements
Part 10 Fall Protection Scaffolds & Platforms
★ Scaffolding ★ Written Appointments ★ Design ★ Erection, Use and Dismantling ★ Inspection and Supervision ★ Framework ★ Scaffold Platforms ★ Trestle scaffolds ★ Suspended Platforms ★ Definitions ★ Written Appointments ★ Appointment Supervisor ★ Certificate of System Design ★ Operational Compliance Plan ★ Certificate of System Design ★ Suspended Scaffolds – Legal Requirements ★ Outriggers ★ Lifting or Lowering ★ Erection ★ Signage ★ Inspection andTests ★ Appointment Inspector ★ Daily Inspections ★ Records ★ Training ★ Moving ★ Securing ★ Single-Point Adjustable ★ Two-Point or Swing Stage ★ Boatswain’s Chair (Bosun’s) ★ Temporary Work Platforms (TWPs) Introduction ★ Caution ★ Features ★ Safety Nets Fall Containment System ★ Mobile Scaffolds
Part 11 Fall Protection Mechanical Access Equipment
★ Mechanical Access Equipment Introduction ★ MEWPs Types ★ MEWPs Use ★MEWPs – Safety Considerations ★ Forklift Work Platforms – Man-Cage or Work Platform ★ Crane Lift Platforms
Part 12 Basic Fall Arrest Technician
Unit Standard: “Explain & perform fall arrest techniques when Working @ Height”Unit Standard No: 229998 Credits: 2 NQF Level: 1
Part 13 Fall Arrest Systems
A B C D E of Fall Arrest ★ Fall Arrest Clearance / Free fall Distance ★ Fall Time Before a falling Worker Hits the Lower Level ★ Calculating the Free Fall Distance ★ The Pendulum Effect ★ System Considerations
Part 14 Fall Arrest Anchorage
★ Anchorage Point – Fall Protection ★ Anchorage Point – Fall Protection ★ Temporary Anchor ★ Mobile Dead Weight Anchor
Part 15 Fall Arrest Lifelines
★ Horizontal Lifelines – Introduction ★ Vertical Lifeline ★ Rope Grabs ★ Retractable Lifelines / Block
Part 16 Fall Arrest Equipment
★ Fall Arrest Equipment ★ Single Leg Lanyards – Introduction ★ Dual Leg Lanyard Tie-Off – Introduction ★ Deceleration Devices Energy / Shock Absorbers ★ Centre of Gravity ★ Full Body Harness – Introduction ★ Fitting a Full-Body Harness ★ Work Positioning Belts ★ PPE & PPC [Personal Protective]
Part 17 Rescue Plan
★ Rescue Plan Legal Requirements ★ Suspension Trauma ★ Suspension Trauma Rescue ★ Rescue Emergency Plan ★ Rescue Rapid Response
Part 18 Reporting Incidents
★ Report to Inspector Regarding Incidents at Work★
