Overview

On successful completion of this course, delegates will be able to:

• Inspect, fit and adjust personal fall protective equipment and safely gain access to the automated cranes using fixed guided type fall arrest systems
• Climb into high bay racking using a double-legged lanyard, making a safe transition from the crane into the racking and safely position themselves to work at height
• Perform a rescue or evacuation of an injured / suspended colleague to ground level

Theory

• Understand the legislation surrounding work at height and how this relates to warehouse operations
• Understand the categories for safe work at height and the potential loads imposed on the equipment used
• Understand equipment standards and how they relate to user demands and their expectations
• Be able to carry out and understand the importance of pre use inspections and checks of PFPE
• Understand the importance of mandatory inspection and record keeping by an impartial competent person
• Understand the implications of being suspended in a harness and the importance of rescue provision when working at height
• Have an awareness of the planning and selection of methods of work at height
• Be able to plan and select the correct equipment for a given task
• Have an awareness of hazards related to work at height

Practical

• Pre-use inspection of personal fall protective equipment
• Fitting & use of personal fall protective equipment
• Access methods ΓÇô using fixed guided type fall arrest system
• Moving in racking ΓÇô using double legged fall arrest lanyard and horizontal safety lines
• Evacuation and rescue of unconscious suspended casualty, implementing rescue procedures (Gotcha Rescue System)

Equipment covered during training

• Full body, work position harness
• Example anchor devices (ATSL, HSL, etc.)
• Double Legged Fall Arrest Lanyards
• Fall Arrest Blocks
• Permanently Guided Typed Fall Arresters
• Work Position Lanyard and Harness
• Gotcha Rescue Kit (SHARK, CRD, other)

To provide delegates with the knowledge and practical skills to safely access high bay cranes and racking, including rescue provision in the unlikely event a warehouse operator should be suspended from their personal fall protection equipment.

During training delegates will be expected to carry out activities at height. This will provide an insight into the delegates’ ability to operate in such conditions. This is only an indication of their capability, as it is not possible to recreate exact working environments.

Delegates successfully completing the course will receive a digital certificate of attendance valid for 3 years. Paper certificate and photo ID card can be requested at an additional charge.

The height and exposure will be set out on the certification, but this is only to show what was included in the training. The height shown on the certification is not intended to limit the height at which the delegate can operate.

Warehouse operators who intend to access high bay racking and automated cranes using personal fall arrest systems, and use work positioning techniques to carry out work at height.

Entry Requirements

• All delegates must be able to certify that they are physically fit and have no medical conditions that might prevent them working at height (a list of conditions that could affect practical training and work at height are available on request)
• Delegates must be 18 years or over