The course is aimed at workers who work at height illustrating the procedural measures, the use of PPE and carrying out training activities.
DURATION 8 Hours
CONTENTS – PRACTICAL AND THEORY MODULE
- Work at height and danger of falling;
- The risk of falling from a height and notes on risk assessment;
- Prevention and protection of the risk of falling from a height;
- Notes on the current reference legislation;
- Notes on the safe stop of the fall from height;
- Personal protection and PPE;
- Adequacy in the choice of PPE
- Obligations of workers in the use of PPE;
- Characteristics of PPE for the protection of falls from height;
- The manufacturer’s information note;
- Duration, maintenance and conservation of the PPE subject of the training;
- Procedure for the verification and control of the PPE subject of the training;
- Protection systems: positioning, restraint and fall arrest;
- Continuity of protection at height and double protection;
- Notes on access and positioning systems with ropes
- Safe anchor points and anchoring systems;
- Use and limitations of use of the PPE subject of the training;
- Clearance in fall arrest systems and drop factor;
- Practical module: Demonstration of the PPE subject of the training;
- Correct equipment of the PPE subject to training;
- Correct connection of the PPE subject to training;
- Positioning on vertical structures;
- Access and positioning on a simple ladder;
- Vertical and horizontal accesses with double fall arrest lanyard;
- Use of portable webbing anchors and horizontal anchor line;
- Rescue of the operator at height.
CERTIFICATES AND CERTIFICATIONS
With a course attendance of at least 90% following the training hours and following passing the final test, each participant will receive a certificate of participation pursuant to the State-Regions Agreement 21 December 2011, which is valid throughout the national territory.