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Course Overview

With health and safety on the rise in the workplace, ladder use has declined in favour of ‘safer’ alternatives. The trade-off is these alternatives are often costly, time-consuming and prohibitive. But by utilising height safety equipment and stabilising techniques you’ll discover that ladders are a genuinely safe and incredibly convenient method of gaining short duration temporary access. Leading Edge’s ladder safety course is designed to provide your team with comprehensive guidance on various ladder safety techniques.

Key Topics

Hazzard Awareness
Height Access
Legislation
Ladder Classification
Accident Prevention
Safe Work Methods
Ladder Stabilising
Ladder Height Safety Equipment
Harness Training
Dropped Objects
Ladder Inspection

Who Is It For?

This course is aimed at any individual that uses a ladder to work at height. Every course is tailored to your unique working at height requirements. If you are looking for a more generic height safety course, our Basic Awareness course may be a suitable option.

Aftercare Access

Valid for 3 years

Recognised Certs & ID's

All Kit Provided

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01 / ADVANCED TECHNIQUES

More than a ladder course. Learn real height safety skills.

Unlike your average ladder course Leading Edge provides a hybrid of essential working at height techniques (harnesses training, restraint systems, anchorage devices) and a solid theoretical and practical understanding of all aspects of ladder use including hazard awareness, legislation, kit inspection, positioning, stabilising and climbing to giving a complete solution for you need to work safely with ladders.

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02 / PRACTICAL PHASE

Test your skills.
In a real scenario.

The course concludes with a group practical session that tests your new skills in a live scenario where you’ll set up your combined ladder and height safety equipment in a variety of configurations, under the watchful eye of a professional instructor.

Man wearing ladder safety fall protection harness kit during height ladder safety course

03 / EQUIPMENT & WORK METHODS

Use the right gear.
The right way.

Understanding what equipment to use for short duration ladder work based on your access, scope of work and exposure to risk is essential for safety with ladders. You'll master how to select and use the appropriate height safety equipment and ladder stabilising gear to create a safe temporary system of work.

Worker wearing Ladder Safety Fall Protection Kit

04 / LADDER SAFETY EXPERTISE

Your passport to competence.

To be safe when working at height is more than just climbing a ladder. It's about fully understanding the risks, PPE selection and mechanics, stabilisation, ladder usage and best practices. This course gives you all the knowledge, awareness and practical skills to create a short duration, temporary work access solution.

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05 / COURSE EQUIPMENT

All Kit Provided.

We provide our own projector, screen, laptop, props, ladder and bags full of equipment to deliver theory lessons. We just need somewhere to teach. So, if you're booking a course on your site, don't forget to arrange a training room that can hold the appropriate number of people.

  • Theory modules
  • 3 Hours

Foundations

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Course Objectives
Why we need height safety
Work At Height Statistics
Effects of Falling

Height Safety Equipment

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Mechanics, Usage & Best Practise
Lanyards
Restraint Systems
Connectors
Anhorage Devices
Application Suitability

Legislation

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WAH Reguations
HSE Guidance
Codes of Practise
British Standards

Harness Training

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Harness Types
Effects of Falling
Limitations
Don a Harness

Ladder Definitions

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Ladder Classification
Types of Ladders

Ladder Devices

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Components
Accessories
Application Suitability

Ladder Stabilization

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Stabilization Principles
Components & Accessories
Single Securing Position
Application Suitability
Variable Securing Positioning

Ladder Practices

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Principles of First Use
Accident Prevention
Good/Bad Practise
Safe Work Methods

Kit Care

  • Learn More
Inspection Frequency
Product & Service Life
Pre-Use Inspection
Conformity

Exam

An independently marked multi-choice paper to test your knowledge.
  • Practical modules
  • 1 Hour
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Harness Recap

A quick practical recap of correct harness use.

Climbing

Equipment Pre-Use Check
Aided Climbing
Fixed Lanyards
Adjustable Lanyards
Restraint Systems

Ladder Prep

Ladder PPE Attachment
Anchorage Slings
Restraint Systems
Securing Equipment
Pre-Use Checks

Positioning

Locations Assessment
Work Place Conciderations
Placement & Positioning
Erecting a Ladder

Debrief

Course Review

Questions & Answers
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Stabilizing

Selecting Components
Securing Anchorage
Rigging Stabilizing Equipment
Single & Variable Securing
System Checks
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Male on ladder wearing hi vis and height safety harness

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Foundations

Foundations lays the groundwork for your training. We’ll discuss course objectives and prime you with essential background knowledge on the subject of height safety, covering the basics of why we need it, the devastating effects falls have on individuals, families and businesses and your general legal responsibilities and duties. By exploring historical references, statistics and legislation we’ll paint — in real terms — a picture of where we are today, how far we’ve come and how far we still have to go to make the work place a safe place.

Ladder Definitions

There are many types of ladder within the work place, this theory module will explore; the types of ladder, classification and suitability, functions and safe working load.

Kit Care

Working at height puts your life in the hands of your equipment, so it’s in your interest to make sure your kit is t for use. To ensure safety we’ll teach you the importance of frequent kit inspection and outline the basic principles of product and service life. We’ll then explore both the causes and visual indicators of degradation on a variety of di erent products, helping you keep your kit in good condition by handling, storing and transporting it appropriately and identifying damage when conducting daily pre-use inspections.

Ladder Practices

This module underpins the later practical application of how to safely set up and use a ladder, you will be shown both good and bad practices so that you are able to create safe working systems and prevent accidents in the future within your workplace setting.

Ladder Stabilization

This theory module gives you the knowledge to safely position and secure a ladder. You will explore components and accessories that will aid ladder positioning, how to secure a ladder for a single position or for a variable position, so that you feel confident within your work place setting.

Ladder Devices

There are additional features that can be added to a ladder to create a safe temporary height access solution. This theory module will explore additional products; from pads to stabilisation devices to increase your knowledge of ladder solutions and working practices across a range of environments.

Harness Training

Throw it over your shoulders, clip it together, fasten the leg straps and you’re good to go, right? Be under no illusions, a damaged or incorrectly worn harness can lead to death, or if you’re truly unlucky, extreme testicular trauma and rectal damage! To prevent such a nauseating fate we’ll take you back to basics, familiarise you with different types of height safety harnesses and their various purposes, teach you how to perform pre-use inspections and then get down to the nuts and bolts of how to don and adjust it. At the end of the module each of you will be provided with your own harness to practise wearing, which will be then be assessed by the instructor to make sure the whole team is competent and con dent before moving on.

Height Safety Equipment

Through this module you will understand the importance of appropriate height safety equipment when working on a ladder. We will explore how the equipment will function, how you will use them, what their limitations and performance capabilities are and the practices and work methods that enable you to use them correctly in applications.

Legislation

As a manager or employer you have strict legal responsibility to keep your workforce safe at height. But while the WAH Regulations and British Standard exist for everyone’s benefit, being extensive jargon-filled documents makes them daunting and difficult for non-legal professionals to understand. Thankfully we do all the heavy lifting to pull out the clauses that are relevant to you and explain them one-by- one in layman’s terms, helping you understand how to comply with the law and prevent unknowingly exposing yourselves and your team to the possibility of future legal repercussions.

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