R745 (Online) / R935 (Classroom) per person
Fall Arrest / Working at Heights Management
This course will teach you all you need to know surrounding the safety legislation with working at heights, what is required in terms of equipment, training, risk assessment procedures ad fall arrest requirements. Allowing you to be fully versed in what is needed to manage it.
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Why do you need working at heights management
In terms of health and safety legislation, both the employer and the employee have a legal duty to promote health and safety in the workplace.
We will take a look at the responsibilities and functions of both the employer and the employee in terms of working at heights in light of the specifications of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (No. 85 and 1993) and the Construction Regulation.
It is important to note that the OHS Act (No. 85 of 1993) addresses the requirements of what employers need to do to ensure that the work environment is safe and without risk to the health and safety of his/her employees.
Section 8 and 9 of the Act states that an employer and/or self employed person must, as far as reasonably practicable, provide and maintain a working environment that is safe and without risk to the health and safety of his employees and to persons other than their employees who may be directly affected by his activities are must not be exposed to hazards to their health and safety
Before the employer resorts to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), he/she must first mitigate, control or reduce any dangers to the employees’ health and safety. If the employer has done this, and there is no other way out, the employer can and must resort to PPE.
Thus, when working at heights, your employer must identify the hazards associated with working at heights, inform you of these hazards as well as take actions to protect you from these hazards. Your employer must also ensure that you perform working at heights duties under competent supervision. It is not only the employer that has certain duties as stipulated in the Act, but also the employee. Every employee should know what his/her responsibilities are towards ensuring a safe and healthy workplace. Section 14 of the OHS Act (No. 85 of 1993)
The Construction Regulation, 2003 (R1010 of 2003) specifies the duties of the client, principal contractor and contractor in terms of Section 43 of the Occupational Health, Safety Act.
Regulation 6 of the General Safety Regulations specifically deals with work in elevated positions. It states that no employer shall require or permit any person to work in an elevated position, and no person shall work in an elevated position unless such work is performed safely from a ladder or scaffolding, or from a position where such person has been made as safe as if he were working from scaffolding.
This is why it is so important to be well versed in the OSH and it's regulations, and why we offer this course for management. Management plays a crucial role in the implementation of a safety system and management of employees who are working at heights. This course will take you through a detailed dive into the OSH Act, Construction Regulation and General Safety Regulations, we'll also cover additional topics to help you manage working at heights for your workplace.
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Our course is accredited throguh SAIOSH, the South African institute of Occupational Safety and Health
What is Working at Heights
Is work undertaken at any height where the risk of a fall from that height could result in an injury or death. Hazard identification and risk assessment are completed to remove all risks and hazards and safe operating procedures are put in place, as well as equipment to protect the person from being injured or killed