Theory

• Understand the legislation surrounding work at height and how this relates to them
• Understand OTIS work at height policy
• Understand the categories for safe work at height and the potential loads imposed on the equipment used: Work Restraint, Work Position and Fall Arrest
• 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
• 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

• Each candidate will be expected to fit and adjust a full body harness
• Candidates will identify different styles of work at height PPE
• Candidates will be expected to identify damage on samples of equipment

To provide delegates with the knowledge required to comply with OTIS work at height policies, the work at height Regulations and its supporting guidance, when using personal fall protection equipment.

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.

OTIS personnel who are required to work at height when engaged in construction, Modernisation and Service of OTIS Lift equipment. 
 
Pre-requisites

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).