Description
Unlock 70% Funding for Construction Training with the CITB Employer Network.
Discover how the CITB Employer Network simplifies access to construction training and funding, offering up to 70% coverage on training costs for registered UK employers. This initiative is designed to address skill gaps, enhance workforce capabilities and reduce administrative burdens for business in the construction industry.
Eligibility and Application
Employers must be registered with CITB, up to date on levy payments and part of an active Employer Network in their region.
COURSE 1 – SYLLABUS
HEIGHT SAFETY & FALL PROTECTION PRACTICAL TRAINING
This site based training course delivers the following syllabus.
PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT (PFPE)
We aim to communicate a good understanding of working whilst using Personal fall protection equipment in line with the code of practise for the selection, use and maintenance of personal fall protection systems BS8437:2005.
PRE-USE INSPECTION OF PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT
Demonstrate the correct way to inspect a safety harness and connecting component.
How to identifying damaged or worn components and maintenance, cleaning and storage of them.
THEORY
WORK AT HEIGHT REGULATIONS
Employer’s legal responsibilities.
Employees legal responsibilities.
THE WORK AT HEIGHT HIERARCHY
Avoid
Collective
Restraint
Arrest
Awareness, identification and the danger of gravity, falls and injury when working at height.
Understanding Product Instructions, Serial numbers and Inspection dates.
PRACTICAL TRAINING & DEMONSTRATION
PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT (PFPE)
To communicate and demonstrate a good understanding of using Personal Fall Protection Equipment in line with the code of practise for the selection, use and maintenance of Personal Fall Protection Systems BS8437:2005.
Donning a Safety Harness and adjusting to fit so that the wearer is protected in a fall
CONNECTING A HARNESS TO WORK RESTRAINT & FALL ARREST COMPONENTS
Work Restraint Lanyard
Adjustable Work Positioning Lanyard
Self-Retracting Fall Arrestor
Anchor point selection
WORK RESTRAINT
Install a Work Restraint System, also known as a Running-Line.
Select suitable anchor points
Connect Anchor Slings & Connectors
System adjustment & Dismantling.
FALL ARREST
Fall arrest is the final step in the hierarchy of control for preventing falls at work, and should only be used after all other options have been considered.
A fall arrest system connects the user to the structure and is designed to arrest the free fall of the user by decelerating them through a short arrest distance by applying an arresting force.
SUMMARISING
Trainees are encouraged to participate in every aspect of this training and to ask for further demonstration or explanation if they are unsure.
SafetyRespect Training courses are not rushed, our Training Managers will work at the trainees speed.
TRAINING ENVIRONMENT
The full course can be conducted in a safe area of the structure with Temporary edge protection in place.
SUPERVISOR TRAINING
Upon completion of Training, Supervisors are invited to review the course content.
CERTIFICATION
Upon successful completion each delegate will be provided with a certificate carrying a 36 month validity period for this specific application.
In the SafetyRespect Academy, online storage is allocated to the Employer with secure access to Certificates and Training Course information.
