Working at Height Awareness Course

This Working at Height Awareness course provides essential knowledge on hazards, risks, and legal responsibilities. It is designed for employees who need to understand safety principles rather than those who actively work at height.

Falls from height are a leading cause of workplace injuries and fatalities. Implementing effective safety measures, including online training, helps prevent these accidents.

Even basic awareness of working at height risks can significantly enhance workplace safety. By recognising hazards, adopting safer attitudes, and understanding key factors such as stable surfaces and protective measures, employees can contribute to a safer environment. Those not directly working at height also play a vital role in identifying unsafe practices, reporting concerns, and promoting a safety-first culture.

• Helps you comply with the Working at Height Regulations 2005
• Work towards compliance with UK Health and Safety legislation
• Train online at your own pace with a full audio voiceover
• Assured by RoSPA & Accredited by CPD
• Certificate on successful completion
• Course duration: 30 minutes
• Unlimited resits at no cost

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Who is this Working at Height Awareness for?

This course is ideal for individuals looking to understand the risks, safety measures, and legal responsibilities associated with working at height.

You don’t need to climb ladders to benefit—this course promotes a safety-conscious mindset, helping to create a safer workplace and ensure compliance with regulations.

This awareness course is ideal for anyone who may on occasion need to preform a short task that would involve the need to work at an elevated level such as a step to change a lightbulb.

• Supervisors & Managers - Overseeing work at height activities.
• Health & Safety Officers - Ensuring workplace safety compliance.
• New Employees – Gaining essential safety awareness.
• Warehouse Personnel – Working in environments where height-related risks exist.

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Working at Height Awareness Certification

Our entire library of training courses are accredited by the CPD Certification Service as adhering to the universally recognised Continuing Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.

This training course and its content has also been assured by RoSPA, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents.

Upon passing the online assessment you will have the options to both print and download your Working at Height Awareness Certificate in PDF format. In addition to this an automated email will also be sent to your chosen email address containing a link to your certificate ensuring you always have access to a copy.

Furthermore, a QR code is displayed on each certificate which when scanned by a smartphone links to our certification database. This allows employers, auditors and local authority inspectors, for example, to establish a certificates validity instantly and at any time.

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Course Aim

The aim of the online awareness course is to educate workers and managers on the basic hazards and risks associated with working at height, even if they're not directly involved in height related tasks. All employees, will be shown to encourage to report unsafe practices and contibrute to a safer workplace.

If you’re looking to understand the practical aspects of working at height, our Understanding Working at Height Course is ideal. This course is designed for individuals whose job roles involve working at height

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Learning Objectives

On completion of the Working at Height Awareness, you should be able to:

• Identify the legal responsibilities for reporting accidents
• Name the responsibilities of the ‘Duty Holder’
• List the 5-steps of a risk assessment
• Identify how to use ladders and stepladders safely
• State what the 3 points of contact are
• State the correct angle for the safe use of a ladder
• Name the 2 types of protection

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Training Course Content

This course is made up of the following modules:

• An introduction to Working at Height Awareness

  This section works as an introduction to the course and gives brief examples of work that may require to be completed from a height. The introduction also covers accident reporting and what is classed as a ‘height’.

• Module 1 - Legal Responsibilities

  In this section we cover the Work at Height Regulations 2005 (amended 2007) and the ‘Duty Holders’ legal responsibilities. We also look at what the duty holder considerations when planning working at height as well as risk assessments.

• Module 2 - Working with Ladders

  In this final section we look at what makes ladders/stepladders safe to use and how work should be carried out when using a ladder/stepladder. We also cover the correct angle for using a ladder safely and specialist equipment that can be used when a ladder is insufficient. We then conclude the module with looking at the different types of protection available when working at height is required.

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Assessment

On completion of the course lessons and training material an online assessment will automatically unlock. The assessment will contain 15 multiple-choice questions and a mark of 75% or above will be required to pass.

The assessment will be marked instantly and so you will know straight away if you have passed or not. If you don't pass first time there's no need to worry. Unlimited resits at absolutely no additional charge are available so you can retake the assessment again as many times as you need to.

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