City & Guilds: Working at Height Safety & Rescue (C&GWAH)
Course Aim
This course is aimed at personnel who are required to work at height.
In recent years, the number of workplace injuries and fatalities from work at height has increased and we are committed to playing our part in the reduction of this figure.
The aim of this City & Guilds endorsed Working at Height & Rescue 2-day training course is to up the standard of work at height education, giving a trusted and recognised qualification to anyone who needs to work at height.
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City & Guilds: Working at Height Safety & Rescue (C&GWAH)
Course Content
Day One
- Relevant Regulations & Legislation
- Hierarchy of Working at Height
- Working at Height categories and correct types of Personal Fall Protection Equipment (PFPE)
- Anchor points – horizontal and vertical personal fall protection systems
- Anchor points – eyebolts, mobile anchors
- Harness and lanyard pre-use checks and fitting
- Identify the need for a rescue plan
- Roof access, egress, and hazards
- Fixed ladder techniques with fall arrest/work positioning lanyards
- Practical use of fall protection equipment
Day Two
- Practical use of fall protection equipment
- Rescue planning
- Practical use of Constant Rate Descender rescue kit
- Practical fixed ladder & roof rescue of a casualty
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the law, legislation, and control measures associated with performing a task at height using a fall a restraint/arrest capability
- Select, don, and perform a WAH task using appropriate items of PFPE for a given task
- Perform a pre-use examination on a given item of PFPE
- Don and adjust for fit a given item of PFPE
- Perform a pre-use examination on given Fall Arrest and work positioning PFPE
- Ascend and descend a given structure using appropriate given Fall Arrest PFPE
- Safely adopt a work position mode whilst on a vertical structure
- Traverse multiple safety systems whilst maintaining safe criteria at all times
- Perform a pre-use examination on a given rescue device
- Identify, reach, and maintain a safe location to anchor a given rescue device
- Rescue an individual or dead weighted mass located on a vertical structure by lowering using a given rescue device
- Rescue an individual or dead weighted mass located over an edge by lowering using a given rescue device
Course Assessment
- Written assessment
- Practical assessment
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Two Days
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Maximum of 8 people
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Training Academy
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Eurosafe Certificate
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City & Guilds Assured
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Valid for 3 years
Course Reviews
Greater understanding of all aspects once the course was completed
29 May 2024
Great trainers, very knowledgeable and helpful answering all questions
3 April 2024
Rob and andy did a great job of engaging the students. rather than telling us the answers making us think and answer questions to figure out the answers for ourselves.
3 April 2024
Both Andy and Rob were both very informative, and overall taught me very well.
3 April 2024
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Call:
0114 250 7411
E-mail:
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