Introduction
This 1 day Working Safely at heights in Gladstone training covers the skills required to work safely on temporary work platforms such as in trenches, up ladders or at heights in general. If you work in a setting where a fall could be a risk this is vital training as duty of care responsibilities exist – making this heights training course essential safety training. Risks of falling only increase with height.
Learn in tailored training settings right here in Gladstone at the newly acquired heights training facilities to ensure you understand and can follow safe work methods, identify fall hazards and contribute to safe systems to prevent falls happening – with a particular focus on the needs of medium to high risk industries.
Course Dates
- UOC: RIIWHS204E- Working Safely at Heights
- Cost: From $From $195
- Duration: 1 Day
- Funding Available
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Start Date | End Date | Time | Location | Avail. Spaces | Course Cost | Self Funded | Multi Enrolments |
18/11/2024 | 18/11/2024 | 07:30 am - 03:30 pm | GLADSTONE | 6 | $195.00 | ||
02/12/2024 | 02/12/2024 | 07:30 am - 03:30 pm | GLADSTONE | 3 | $195.00 | ||
06/01/2025 | 06/01/2025 | 08:00 am - 04:30 pm | GLADSTONE | 7 | $195.00 | ||
20/01/2025 | 20/01/2025 | 08:00 am - 04:30 pm | GLADSTONE | 8 | $195.00 | ||
03/02/2025 | 03/02/2025 | 08:00 am - 04:30 pm | GLADSTONE | 8 | $195.00 | ||
17/02/2025 | 17/02/2025 | 08:00 am - 04:30 pm | GLADSTONE | 8 | $195.00 | ||
03/03/2025 | 03/03/2025 | 08:00 am - 04:30 pm | GLADSTONE | 8 | $195.00 | ||
17/03/2025 | 17/03/2025 | 08:00 am - 04:30 pm | GLADSTONE | 8 | $195.00 | ||
31/03/2025 | 31/03/2025 | 08:00 am - 04:30 pm | GLADSTONE | 8 | $195.00 | ||
14/04/2025 | 14/04/2025 | 08:00 am - 04:30 pm | GLADSTONE | 8 | $195.00 | ||
28/04/2025 | 28/04/2025 | 08:00 am - 04:30 pm | GLADSTONE | 8 | $195.00 | ||
12/05/2025 | 12/05/2025 | 08:00 am - 04:30 pm | GLADSTONE | 8 | $195.00 | ||
26/05/2025 | 26/05/2025 | 08:00 am - 04:30 pm | GLADSTONE | 8 | $195.00 | ||
09/06/2025 | 09/06/2025 | 08:00 am - 04:30 pm | GLADSTONE | 8 | $195.00 | ||
23/06/2025 | 23/06/2025 | 08:00 am - 04:30 pm | GLADSTONE | 8 | $195.00 | ||
07/07/2025 | 07/07/2025 | 08:00 am - 04:30 pm | GLADSTONE | 8 | $195.00 | ||
21/07/2025 | 21/07/2025 | 08:00 am - 04:30 pm | GLADSTONE | 8 | $195.00 |
Start Date | End Date | Time | Location | Avail. Spaces | Course Cost | Self Funded | Multi Enrolments |
18/11/2024 | 18/11/2024 | 07:30 am - 03:30 pm | GLADSTONE | 6 | $195.00 | ||
02/12/2024 | 02/12/2024 | 07:30 am - 03:30 pm | GLADSTONE | 3 | $195.00 | ||
06/01/2025 | 06/01/2025 | 08:00 am - 04:30 pm | GLADSTONE | 7 | $195.00 | ||
20/01/2025 | 20/01/2025 | 08:00 am - 04:30 pm | GLADSTONE | 8 | $195.00 | ||
03/02/2025 | 03/02/2025 | 08:00 am - 04:30 pm | GLADSTONE | 8 | $195.00 | ||
17/02/2025 | 17/02/2025 | 08:00 am - 04:30 pm | GLADSTONE | 8 | $195.00 | ||
03/03/2025 | 03/03/2025 | 08:00 am - 04:30 pm | GLADSTONE | 8 | $195.00 | ||
17/03/2025 | 17/03/2025 | 08:00 am - 04:30 pm | GLADSTONE | 8 | $195.00 | ||
31/03/2025 | 31/03/2025 | 08:00 am - 04:30 pm | GLADSTONE | 8 | $195.00 | ||
14/04/2025 | 14/04/2025 | 08:00 am - 04:30 pm | GLADSTONE | 8 | $195.00 | ||
28/04/2025 | 28/04/2025 | 08:00 am - 04:30 pm | GLADSTONE | 8 | $195.00 | ||
12/05/2025 | 12/05/2025 | 08:00 am - 04:30 pm | GLADSTONE | 8 | $195.00 | ||
26/05/2025 | 26/05/2025 | 08:00 am - 04:30 pm | GLADSTONE | 8 | $195.00 | ||
09/06/2025 | 09/06/2025 | 08:00 am - 04:30 pm | GLADSTONE | 8 | $195.00 | ||
23/06/2025 | 23/06/2025 | 08:00 am - 04:30 pm | GLADSTONE | 8 | $195.00 | ||
07/07/2025 | 07/07/2025 | 08:00 am - 04:30 pm | GLADSTONE | 8 | $195.00 | ||
21/07/2025 | 21/07/2025 | 08:00 am - 04:30 pm | GLADSTONE | 8 | $195.00 |
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Introduction
Course Details
Working at Heights Gladstone is a key course we deliver within the overall range of (WHS) safety and short courses. We tailor our training to meet the learning needs of each individual student while addressing the training requirements that include legislation and rules, risk assessment and safe work methods, Hazard identification and controls, safety equipment, practical training such as rigging and anchor systems, harnesses and fall arrest equipment.
This is a summary of our Working Safely At Heights – RIIWHS204E course content.
- Legislation and rules. Responsibility for yourself and work colleagues is key, ensuring you understand the requirements of the relevant Australian Standards
- Risk Assessment and Safe Work methods – including practicals and enhanced learning methods
- Hazard Identification and control.
- Safety equipment, systems and access – including the systems involved such as rigging and anchor systems, safety harnesses and fall arrest equipment, how to safely work on temporary work platforms.
- Work area – evaluation and minimisation of fall hazards through to the solid construction of areas in work areas…. are all vital. After all, falls can happen in virtually any environment including high risk construction settings, so the right systems to optimise your safe working environment are key.
Topics covered as part of our Working at Heights safety training include:
- Work Safely – Health & Safety Rules, Technical and Safety Information
- Work Details and Impact on Safety- Work Instructions, Safe Work Method Statements, How to Fill Out a Safe Work Method Statement, Keeping Everyone Safe, Emergency Procedures
- Inspect Worksite, Checking the Weather
- Identify and Control Hazards including Controls for Work at Heights
- Signs and Safety Barriers – Select and Check Safety Equipment, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Fall Prevention Devices; Temporary Work Platforms, Scaffolding, Elevating Work Platforms (EWPs), Mast Climbers, Crane-Lifted Personnel Boxes/Workboxes, Forklifts and Forklift Work Platforms, Edge Protection Systems (Guard Rails), Fall Protection Covers and Safety Mesh
- Work Positioning Systems – Industrial Rope Access Systems, Restraint Systems
- Fall-Arrest System including Catch Platforms and Safety Nets
- Individual Fall-Arrest Systems; Anchor Points, Static Lines, Fall-Arrest Harnesses, lanyards , Inertia Reels, Swing Down and Swing Back – The Pendulum Effect, Ladders, Anchorage Lines or Rails
- Checking Equipment before use- Inspecting Fall-Arrest Harnesses
Inspecting Inertia Reels, Move Tools and Equipment Safely - Check Existing Safety Systems and Equipment – Fall-Arrest System Requirements, Limiting Free-Fall Distance in Fall-Arrest Systems, Scaffolds, Edge Protection, Foot Walks
- Safely Access the Work Area – Using Portable Ladders for Access, Ladder Access or Egress, Connecting to the Fall-Arrest System
- Work Safely at Heights – Keeping Tools and Equipment Safely Stored
Keeping Safety Equipment in Place, Handling Equipment and Materials Safely - Checking Safety Equipment and Hazards – Checking and Adjusting Hazard Controls, Preventing Suspension Trauma – Applying First Aid for Suspension Trauma, Reporting All Hazards, Incidents and Injuries
- Finish Working at Heights – Clear the Work Area and Store Tools and Equipment, Clearing the Work AreaChecking and Storing Tools and Equipment, Reporting All Faults
The assessment for this course has been designed to assess you with the Australian Qualification Framework, relevant Training Package, Australian and Industry expectations, as well as Commonwealth and State Legislation.
If you successfully complete this course, you will receive a certificate which indicates the Statement of Attainments as recognised under the Australian Qualifications Framework. This is a nationally recognised training course. The Statement is issued by Harness Energy (RTO 40521).
The Working Safely at heights ‘Statement of attainment’ is for the Nationally Accredited Unit of Competency ‘RIIWHS204E – Working Safely at Heights’.
The Certificate may be needed as evidence for your employer for safety and compliance purposes.
Course Prerequisites
No mandatory course pre-requisites apply. Wear PPE and closed in shoes. Please check the general important information contained on Important Course Requirements page
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Frequently Asked Questions
Any situation where you could fall from one level to another is actually considered a height and working on that level becomes a working at heights safety risk. It means that there is a WHS requirement to ensure you are protected from potential hazards which can happen at heights eg falling objects, equipment or people. Working at heights also applies in situations where you are working below ground level such as underground or in trenches and where you may be a risk of falling from one level to another.
Working at heights is a high risk activity, and a leading cause of serious injury in Australia. Anyone who, in the course of their work – eg builders, painters, general construction, mining and oil gas maintenance workers can be exposed to the risk of falling. This can be themselves, colleagues or staff and equipment which can be a hazard when working at heights. Examples include all kinds of roles such as working around roofs, fragile surfaces, pits, ladders or elevated platforms.
Refreshing your Working at heights Training is recommended every 2 years – and this is achieved through doing this course.
National and state legislation applies to working at height environments. Examples include WHS Acts and Regulations 2021, Managing the Risk of Falls at WorkPlaces Code of Practice (2018). Legislation and Codes are updated regularly for example the Risk of Falls Code was updated from 2015 to 2018. It is important to keep up to date with the latest regulatory requirements and rules by attaining a work safely at heights certificate.
Employers have a duty of care to all staff to provide a safe working environment and appropriate safety equipment such as a fall prevention device of fall-arrest system. Working at height poses unique challenges and employers need to ensure proper processes, training and equipment is available. This is covered as part of the Working at Heights Training Course.
Once you enrol, we will send you joining instructions – which will also indicate if any particular requirements exist. You will however, need the following:
- Personal effects
- Lunch – for full day courses
- Closed-in strong shoes/working wear / PPE due to the practical nature of this course
- Any personal COVID-safe protection eg Masks.
All course equipment needed, educational materials, Tea/Coffee are provided for you during the course.
Workplace Health & Safety (WHS) regulations indicate that compliance and duty of care exists where there is a risk of falling from one level to another. So, if your business operations include activities which are conducted at height, work-appropriate training would be required for compliance with regulations such as WHS.
Downloads
Important supporting information from a training or general nature on Working at Heights provided here.
Training.org – Unit of Competency – RIIWHS204E – Work safely at heights
Combine To Save!
Working At Heights + Rescue
- PUAFIR210 – Prevent injury
- PUASAR022 – Participate in a Rescue Operation
- RIWHS204E – Work safely at heights
- PUAEME001 – Provide emergency care
Working At Heights Plus Confined Space Rescue*
Work in higher risk settings add in rescue skills and achieve 4 Units of Competency covering:
- Provide basic emergency life support
- Prevent injury
- Participate in a Rescue Operation
- Work safely at heights