Work and Rescue at Heights

This fall protection training is for you who in your work will perform both simple and more advanced work at heights. New demands and penalty fees from the Swedish Work Environment Authority make this training course more important than ever before. Work at heights is often difficult, as inadequate anchoring points and complicated situations make it risky. During this day you will learn safe and agile methods to be able to work safely with your fall arrest equipment, as well as perform self-evacuation and rescue of co-worker.

Target group
Those that perform all kinds of work at heights, such as construction, roof, industry and high storage.

Course objectives
Understand the risks of working in a fall hazard environment, be able to comply with laws and regulations, to use proper fall arrest equipment, to perform rescue and self-rescue and communicate with the correct terminology.

Theoretical training
Swedish Work Environment Authority regulations (AFS)
Systematic work environment work
Allocation of responsibilities
Checks before starting work
Periodic inspection and self-inspection
Harmonized standards
Working methods in a fall risk environment
The ABCD of the fall protection
CE marking
Shock load
Pendulum fall
Sharp edges
Fall factors
Free height
Suspension trauma
Rescue

Practical training
Usage of correct equipment
How to work in fall hazard environment
Self-Rescue.
Team-Rescue.