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Session 1 – Introduction to Working at Height in Ireland
Session 2 – The Physics of the Fall
Session 3 – Legislation
Session 4 – EN Numbers / CE Mark / UKCA Mark
Session 5 – Risks Assessment
Session 6 – Safe Working Platforms / Ladders
Session 7 – Scaffolds / Mobile Access Towers / MEWP
Session 8 – Safe Work Equipment
Session 9 – Fall restraint / ABC / Fall Factor / Pendulum Effect / Lanyards
Session 10 – Harness Inspection
Session 11 – Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Session 12 - Case Studies
Delivery method
Theory and PracticalCourse description:
Who should attend?
This Working at Heights Instructor course training programme may be beneficial to those who are required to instructor employees who are required to work at height.What will be covered?
Session 1 – Introduction to Working at Height in Ireland
What is working at height
Examples of working at height
Importance of training
Fatality statistics
Session 2 – The Physics of the Fall
What is gravity & terminal velocity
Calculating fall distance
Isaac newton’s terminal velocity calculation
Impact force calculation
Human fall reaction time
Energy transfer in a fall
Session 3 – Legislation
Areas of law
The Irish legal and court system
What is meant by reasonably practicable
Training requirements
Definition of competence
Applicable legislation in Ireland
Employers & employees duties
The different types of negligence
Hierarchy of controls
Hierarchy of compliance
Legal requirements for scaffolding & working platforms
Session 4 – EN Numbers / CE Mark / UKCA Mark
Conformance to regulations
EN Markings on harnesses
Different relevant EN markings
List of EN numbers
Session 5 – Risks Assessment
Hazards and risks
Quantitive risk assessment
Risk priority
Types of hazards
Risk assessment
Session 6 – Safe Working Platforms / Ladders
Safe working platform regulations
Definition of ladders
Classification & types of ladders
Session 7 – Scaffolds / Mobile Access Towers / MEWP
Scaffold management & legal requirements
Safe working load v working load limit
Inspections - GA3 forms
Safety nets / Debris netting / Flame retardant netting / fans
Description of the Beaufort wind scale
Scaffolding Code of Practice
Mobile access towers & construction regulations
Common accidents with mobile access towers
Inspection of mobile access towers & exclusion zones
Comparison weights of typical loads & materials
Mobile Elevating Work Platform (MEWP)
Selection of MEWP
Types of certification for MEWP’s
Session 8 – Safe Work Equipment
What is safe work equipment
Rope grab
Mobile anchor
‘A’ Frame & dead weight trolleys
Horizontal support line
Bosun’s Chair
Tool tethers
Manhole protection
Confined space rescue gantry
Davitt arm & winch
Tripod & winch
Session 9 – Fall restraint / ABC / Fall Factor / Pendulum Effect / Lanyards
Decription of fall prevention, restraint & arrest
ABC - (Anchor point, body harness & connecting system)
Fall distance calculation & Fall factor calculation
Anchor requirements & the pendulum effect
Types of lanyards & their EN numbers
Scaffold hooks & quick links
Do’s & don’t’s of lanyards
Session 10 – Harness Inspection
Types of harness & CE / EN references
Harness anchor points
Statutory maintenance of harness equipment
Description of suspension trauma
Suspension trauma straps
Session 11 – Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Requirement & type of PPE
Rescue kits
Session 12 - Case Studies
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