This course is designed to provide you with the knowledge and technical skills to understand the legal requirements around working at heights and preventing a worker from falling. You will learn to plan, implement and disestablish height safety systems while working at heights using fall devices, anchor points and safety harness.
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES:
At the completion of the course, you will be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of the 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 implemented in the event of a fall.
- Identify anchor points and prepare to install a temporary proprietary height safety system.
- Install horizontal and vertical temporary proprietary height safety systems.
- Use temporary proprietary height safety systems.
- Disestablish temporary proprietary height safety systems.
NZQA UNITS:
- 15757 - Use, install and disestablish temporary proprietary height safety systems when working at heights
Prerequisites: Unit 23229, Use safety harness system when working at height, or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Numeracy and Literacy: All students must have the ability to write, speak and understand basic English to complete the assessments. less
