Height Safety Advanced (2 Day Comprehensive)
Key Information
Duration:2 Days (16 Hours)
Maximum Attendees: 12
Training available nationwide at one of our centres, or your own workplace
Price (excl GST)
$600 Per Person
Gain advanced skills in height safety.
Overview
This course will guide you through the selection and inspection of various fall arrest systems and relevant ropes and knots. There are also practical scenarios to ensure you understand the use, installation and disestablishment of proprietary height safety systems, anchor points, work positioning, restraint systems and developing and implementing a rescue plan.
We also cover hazards associated with scaffolds, mobile elevated work platforms, ladders, guardrails, walkways, ramps and stairways.
In accordance with the requirements to maintain Consent to Assess for the unit standards taught on this course, Safety ‘n Action had this course pre moderated and approved by our standard setting body, Industry Skills Boards (ISBs).
Students need to have 3 months of work experience in the industry prior to doing the course.
Please bring along your ID - We need to verify the identity of students in attendance, please bring ID with you on the day of training.
Key Learning Outcomes:
- Demonstrate knowledge of hazards associated with wearing a safety harness and associated equipment
- Demonstrate knowledge of safety harnesses and associated systems and equipment
- Check and fit a safety harness system
- Use a safety harness system where a fall hazard exists at height
- Demonstrate knowledge of the rescue plan to be activated in the event of a fall
- Identify anchor points and prepare to install a temporary proprietary height safety systems
- Install horizontal and vertical temporary proprietary height safety systems
- Use and disestablish temporary proprietary height safety systems
- Use height safety equipment and plan rescue techniques and emergency procedures for working at height
Height Safety Legislation
If you wish to gain unit standard 17600 height safety legislation during your in-person training please click here to book
Once booked, you will receive access to complete your legislation unit online along with this booking.
Entry Criteria:
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All students are required to have a level of written and oral English equivalent to NCEA level 1 (year 11) or IELTS 5.5 or higher, to be eligible to attend our courses. The person responsible for making bookings or authorising attendance on the course must agree to these Terms and Conditions prior to acceptance of their student(s) onto the course. Where a student does not meet our English language requirement a reader/writer must be supplied by the student or the person responsible for authorising the student’s attendance. The reader/writer cannot be another student attending the same course.
Height Safety Advanced Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about the Height Safety Advanced (2 Day Comprehensive) training program.
- Select and inspect height safety equipment
- Correctly fit and use a safety harness
- Identify suitable anchor points
- Install horizontal and vertical temporary proprietary fall arrest systems
- Use and safely disestablish fall protection systems
- Tie and inspect ropes and knots
- Develop and implement rescue plans
- Identify hazards associated with scaffolds, ladders, mobile elevated work platforms (MEWPs), guardrails, ramps and walkways
- Plan safe work at height using industry best practice
- 23229 – Use a safety harness for personal fall prevention when working at height
- 15757 – Use, install and disestablish temporary proprietary fall arrest systems when working at height
“The teacher is a very good person. Very knowledgeable and supportive. Thanks again, you guys are amazing.”
Student Feedback February 2022
“The tutor carried massively positive energy and followed the most important parts of practicality which others often miss. Totally enjoyed it.”
Student Feedback March 2022
All good. Trainer's a legend. Very decent day.
Course: Height Safety/ Advanced/Refresher Initial Student Feedback Dec 2023