About this course

Build your skills and confidence to work safely at heights

Working at heights comes with risks, but the right training and safety equipment can help prevent falls and serious injuries. This one-day course will teach you how to identify hazards, assess risks and use the correct safety equipment when working above ground level.

You’ll learn how to:

  • find and understand technical information and safety requirements for working at heights
  • identify hazards and assess risks before starting work
  • choose and apply suitable methods to control risks
  • select, fit, adjust and wear the correct safety equipment
  • safely secure, inspect and care for height safety systems.

The course focuses on preventing falls wherever possible and using the right safety systems to protect workers when working at heights. Whether you carry out or supervise this type of work, you’ll build practical skills to help you work more safely and meet workplace safety requirements.

Is this course right for me?

Before registering, check that this course suits you. You’ll need to be at least 16 years old and comfortable working at heights, including on ladders, scaffolding and elevated work platforms. The course involves practical activities, so you should be able to climb, maintain your balance and move safely in elevated areas. You’ll also need to be physically capable and mentally alert when working in exposed conditions, and comfortable following safety instructions and using the required safety equipment. If you meet these requirements and want to build your skills in working safely at heights, click on the register now button.

At a glance:

Location: Statewide
Course duration: 1 day
Start date: Multiple intakes
Number of units: 2
Indicative fees: $495 GST-free

Fee free to eligible applicants
Accredited Course: Yes

Details

  • Identify work requirements
  • Identify work procedures and instructions
  • Access and install equipment
  • Perform work at heights

$495 GST-free

Fee free to eligible applicants.

For more information contact a skills training coordinator in your area here

  • Knowledge aspects such as WHS Acts & regulations, Australian Standards, and Codes of Practice
  • Selection and correct use of equipment, including anchor systems, fall restraint, work positioning, and fall arrest systems
  • Practical aspects, such as risk assessments, permits, PPE, & work at heights activities

  • Participants are provided with Easy Guides Australia Pty Ltd – Work Safely at Heights manual.
  • This course is delivered using both indoor and outdoor instruction.

Participants must:

  • Be 16 years of age or older.
  • Be comfortable working at elevated heights (including on ladders, scaffolding, roofs, and elevated work platforms) without suffering from severe acrophobia or vertigo.
  • Have the physical strength, agility, and balance to climb ladders, navigate elevated structures, and move safely while wearing height safety harnesses and fall-arrest equipment.
  • Be mentally alert and physically capable of working in exposed elevated conditions.
  • Not have medical conditions that could impair physical balance, spatial awareness, vision, or the ability to safely wear tight-fitting safety harnesses.
  • Supply and wear mandatory Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) during practical activities (including steel-cap work boots, high-visibility clothing, safety glasses, and hard hat/helmet).
  • Strictly follow Work Health and Safety (WHS) procedures and instructor safety directions.

Language, Literacy, Numeracy, and Digital Capability Requirements

To complete this course successfully, participants will need:

  • Reading: Interpreting Australian Standards for height safety, fall prevention technical specifications, anchor point load ratings, equipment inspection tags, and Safety Data Sheets (SDS).
  • Writing: Completing Job Safety Analysis (JSA / Take 5) forms, heights work permits, hazard identification logs, and harness pre-use inspection checklists.
  • Numeracy: Calculating fall clearance distances (taking into account lanyard length, shock absorber elongation, harness stretch, and safety margins), load capacity ratings, and ladder angle slopes.
  • Oral Communication & Hearing: Communicating clearly with ground support personnel and team members, maintaining situational awareness on elevated platforms, and obeying immediate safety commands.
  • Digital Literacy: Basic computer or smartphone skills.

This course is mapped to the national units of competency:



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