Ladder & Step Ladder Training
Ladder and Step Ladders
A half day course (typically 8.30am - 12.30pm) for anyone who
uses supervises or manages the use of Ladders and Step Ladders.
If required, we can also add an additional 'hands-on'
exercise covering risk assessment and ladder inspection using the
Ladder Safety Document Set - this will add approximately 2 hours
to the course.
Updated to reflect the stringent requirements of the Working
At Heights Regulations, this course gives an appreciation
of the hazards, and measures required to control the risks associated
with the use of Ladders and Step Ladders.
There are 1,400 serious workplace accidents involving Ladders and
Step Ladders every year in the UK, so this course is a vital safety
net for your Company...
No previous experience necessary
 Course
Outline
- Introduction
- Legislation
- Standards
- Types of ladder
- Inspection of ladders
- Ladder defects
- Carrying and positioning ladders
- Securing ladders
- Steps and trestles
- Maintenance and storage
- Accident awareness
- Alternatives to ladders
- Practical Session - Pre-Use Ladder Inspection (subject to availability
of suitable ladders)
- NEW - Optional 2 hour 'hands-on' module
covering risk assessment and ladder inspection using the Ladder
Safety Document Set
Availability / Location
We can offer a choice of off-site training locations throughout
the UK, or, subject to suitable facilities and equipment being available,
the training can be on your premises.
NEW! - this course is now available
as an Open Course at our Hornchurch and Telford Training Centres...
Ladder Safety Document Set Now Included!
 To
compliment the course material we now include a valuable document
set on CD-ROM.
These documents have been carefully designed to help you to comply
with the latest requirements of the Working At
Heights Regulations. The following documents are included:
- Ladder Risk Assessment Record
- Ladder Inspection Record (includes 5 pages of detailed notes
on inspecting your ladders and steps)
- Ladder Inspection History
- Ladder Asset Record
Produced in Adobe PDF format, you can print unlimited copies*
to simplify the necessary risk assessment and ladder inspection
procedures. Their simple format, making extensive use of tick-boxes,
allows them to be completed quickly and consistently whilst ensuring
thorough documentation. We even include extensive notes on how to
use them!
*All of the documents in the Ladder Safety
Document Set are copyright, but you are free to use them for non-commercial
purposes within your organisation |
