Working at Height Awareness Course

• Essential Working at Height Knowledge: Build a clear understanding of the risks linked to working at height and the measures needed to reduce the chance of falls and serious injury.

• Improved Legal Awareness: Understand the key requirements of the Work at Height Regulations and the responsibilities placed on employers, managers, supervisors, and employees.

• Better Risk Assessment Skills: Learn how to identify hazards, assess risks, and support safer planning before work at height begins.

• Safer Use Of Access Equipment: Gain awareness of the safe selection and use of ladders, step ladders, scaffolding, lifting devices, and other work at height equipment.

• Stronger Fall Prevention Awareness: Understand hierarchy of control principles, including avoiding work at height where possible and using suitable measures to prevent falls.

• Improved Emergency Awareness: Develop a better understanding of emergency arrangements, rescue considerations, and the importance of acting quickly following an incident at height.

• Support A Safer Workplace Culture: Help promote safer behaviours, clearer communication, and stronger compliance across teams involved in work at height activities.

• Relevant Across Multiple Industries: This course is useful not only in construction, but also in maintenance, warehousing, engineering, utilities, events, theatre, emergency response, and other environments where fall risks exist.

This working at height awareness course is designed for candidates who carry out work at height, supervise work at height, or need a stronger understanding of height safety responsibilities. It supports safer decision-making, improved compliance, and better awareness of how to prevent falls in the workplace.

Who should attend the Working at Height Awareness Course?

This course is suitable for candidates who work at height, supervise height-related tasks, or need to understand work at height safety responsibilities. It is relevant for construction, maintenance, facilities, warehousing, utilities, engineering, theatre, emergency services, and many other sectors.

• An Introduction to Working at Height

• The Legislation Surrounding Working at Height

• The Duties of an Employer and Employee Whilst Working at Height

• Risk Assessments and Planning

• Roof Access

• Avoidance of a Fall

• Using Ladders and Step Ladders

• Scaffolding

• Lifting Devices

The method of assessment is a one-step journey:

Step 1. Multiple Choice Exam

Assessment is completed through a multiple-choice question paper at the end of the course. Candidates are also expected to actively participate throughout the training.

What is working at height training?

Working at height training helps candidates understand the dangers linked to falls, how to plan work safely, how to reduce risk, and how to follow legal duties under UK work at height legislation.

Does this course cover the Work at Height Regulations?

Yes. The course includes the legislation surrounding working at height and explains the duties of employers and employees, helping candidates understand their responsibilities in the workplace.

Is this course only for construction workers?

No. Although working at height training is highly relevant to construction, it is also suitable for people working in maintenance, property services, warehousing, utilities, events, theatre, emergency response, and similar industries.

What topics are covered in working at height awareness training?

Topics include an introduction to working at height, legal duties, risk assessments and planning, roof access, fall avoidance, ladders and step ladders, scaffolding, and lifting devices.

Is there an exam at the end of the course?

Yes. Candidates complete a multiple-choice assessment at the end of the course and are expected to take part fully during the session.

Where can I take this Working at Height Awareness Course?

Acadame offers Working at Height Awareness training in Stoke, Derby, Manchester and Liverpool. We can also deliver the course onsite nationwide and help arrange local options through our wider partner network.

Can this course be delivered onsite for employers?

Yes. This course can be delivered onsite across the UK for employers who want to train teams at their own premises, helping make training more convenient and relevant to the working environment.