Working at Height Safety & Rescue (CWAH)

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 the Working at Height & Rescue 2-day training course is to elevate the standard of work at height education. It provides a formal qualification to individuals who need to perform tasks at height or rescue others from height, ensuring that participants are well-equipped with the knowledge and skills required for safe work and emergency response in high-risk environments.

Working at Height Safety & Rescue (CWAH)

Course Contents

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