Course introduction

This unit is aimed at providing participants with the knowledge and skills in planning, supervising, assessing or managing work at height.

Course Benefits

This unit is aimed at providing participants with the knowledge and skills in planning, supervising, assessing or managing work at height.

Course Pre-Requisites

Learners are assumed to:
• Have at least WSQ ESS Workplace Literacy and Numeracy Level 4 and above or equivalent and the ability to carry out hazards identification, risk assessment, and risk control measures

Target Audience

The occupations that this unit would be relevant to include but not limited to:
• Employees who are involved in planning, supervising, assessing or managing work at height.
• For supervisors, assessors and managers in Singapore, as recommended in the WSH (WAH) Regulations 2013 and the Approved Code of Practice for Working Safely at Height (2011).

Course Outline

• Identify, explain and apply the relevant Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) legislation/Approved Code of Practice/Singapore Standards applicable to work at height
• Identify and explain the Roles & Responsibilities of stakeholders, competent and responsible persons.
• Identify hazards, evaluate the risk, and implement control measures for work at height
• Review the necessary fall preventive / protective control measures for safe execution of work at height
• Establish, evaluate, review and implement a Fall Prevention Plan
• Establish and implement a system for an effective monitoring and control of WAH risks
• Don, check and correct Individual Fall Protection Equipment and respond to a fall emergency