Mobile Towers Involve Working at Height
Going onto or assembling a mobile access tower will involve working at height. The Advisory Committee on Work at Height Training (ACWAHT) indicate that for anyone who works at height, the above definition of a competent person implies:- To know and understand the specific legal duties under the Work at Height Regulations which apply to them as an individual
- To understand who controls their activity and the lines of communication to use
- To understand the principles of fall protection that the Regulations require to be used
- To be able to recognise safe and unsafe situations / activities
- To understand how to deal with the hazards associated with the task allocated to them
- To have adequate training in the correct use and limitations of any work equipment allocated to them for the task
- To understand the need for and the ability to check the adequacy of the safety equipment allocated to them
- If that equipment has been issued to them on a personal basis, an understanding of the correct procedure for storage, maintenance and inspection
- To understand safe procedures of work and state the correct procedure for the task, the emergency (including rescue) procedures in place for the work and their role in it
- To know the procedure for reporting any defects, hazards or unsafe procedures they detect
Working at Height Courses
- All working at height training courses
- PASMA Training
- IPAF Training
- CIEH Working at Height training online
- Ladder Association Training Scheme Courses