When working up off the ground, gravity is not your friend. If you want to be able to keep working at heights, you need to be able to do it safely. And doing it safely means knowing how to stay at the height you want to. What equipment do you need? How do you fasten it? This one-day course through Tocal College will help you stay safe up high.
| Location: | Statewide |
| Course duration: | 1 day |
| Start date: | Multiple intakes |
| Number of units: | 1 |
| Indicative fees: | TBA |
You may be eligible for funding through the NSW AgSkilled training program if you work in the cotton and grains industry. To find out whether you are eligible, contact a training coordinator in your area.
This course requires a high level of physical fitness and manual dexterity. If you are unsure whether you meet these requirements, please talk to our short course coordinator before enrolment.
This course is mapped to the national unit of competency RIIWHS204D Work safely at heights.
For information on students rights and responsibilities, and the Tocal College Code of Practice see Industry qualification student policies.
Type: Short course
Units: 1
Chainsaw – Fall trees manually (basic)
Need to drop small trees safely and effectively? Want to keep it simple? Here are the basics, presented simply. Safety, maintenance and operation. Two days of indispensable training for the novice chainsaw operator.
Type: Short course
Units: 4
Vertebrate Pest Management
You’ve got foxes, you’ve got wild dogs, you’ve got feral cats and you don’t know where to start in planning how to control them. Tocal’s five-day intensive workshop will get you on top of the problem.
Type: Short course
Units: 3
Safe handling of livestock
This course is designed to help people working with livestock reduce the risk of injuries and fatalities by providing practical skills and knowledge on safe livestock handling techniques.
Type: Short course
Units: 1
NSW Quad Bike Safety Improvement Program
Check the quad bike. Is it safe? Do you know what to look for? Then ride the quad bike. Do you know its limitations? What you can and can’t do on it? And when you get back safely, do you have a procedure for shutting it down and making sure it’s ready to go next time you need it? Come to Tocal’s one-day course. We’ll get you sorted.
Type: Short course
Units: 1
Enter and work in confined spaces
Confined spaces may not be what they appear. This one day course at Tocal will help you to refresh and update your skills so the next confined space you climb into isn’t the last.
Type: Short course
Units: 1
Chainsaw – Operate a pole saw
When a chainsaw is too big to carry up a ladder, and too dangerous to use while on the ladder, a pole saw is exactly the tool you need. But what sort of pole saw? And how do you use it safely? Tocal’s one-day course can help you get the most out of this useful tool.
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