Training Package:
Work Safely at Heights +
EWP Escape & Rescue
Course Overview:
Qualification:
- RIIWHS204E – Work safely at heights
- UETDRMP004 – Perform elevated work platform controlled descent escape
- UETDRMP005 – Perform elevated work platform rescue
- UEECD0007 – Apply work health and safety regulations, codes and practices in the workplace
Duration: 1 Day
Assessment Type: Theory and Practical
Prerequisite: HLTAID009 – Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Course Description:
This course specifies the outcome required to work safely at height. This course includes accessing, interpreting and applying technical and safety information for working at heights, assessing hazards and risks associated with working at heights and implementing control methods, selecting, wearing and caring for personal protective equipment, identifying required safety systems including fall protection and associated equipment, checking the correct fitting, adjusting and anchoring of fall protection and associated equipment and performing work safely at heights.
This course covers the use of EWP controlled descent escape procedures, including rescuing a person from a raised EWP. It specifies the requirements and how they apply in the context of transmission, distribution or rail work functions.
Learning Outcome:
On completion of the course, participants will have gained the following skills and knowledge to:
- AS 1891.4 (overview) (contextualised to tower environments)
- WHS legislative requirements (overview)
- Ladder fall-arrest systems
- Work positioning systems
- PPE selection, use, basic maintenance
- Fall arrest systems
- Using double hook lanyards
- Installing solid and reliable anchorage
- Practical rescue
- Assessment activities (e.g. rescues) in tower context
- Inspection and fitting of rescue equipment
- Assessing and controlling hazards to rescuer, victim, and others
- Isolation procedures
- Maintaining Safe Approach Distances (SAD’s) appropriate to EWP rescue
- EWP controlled descent rescue
- Involvement of external emergency services as appropriate
- Practical demonstration of rescuing a person
- Identify work requirements
- Identify work procedures and instructions
- Access and install equipment
- Perform work at heights
- Clean up the work area
Outcome:
A nationally recognised Statement of Attainment for the units below;
- RIIWHS204E – Work safely at heights
- UETDRMP004 – Perform elevated work platform controlled descent escape
- UETDRMP005 – Perform elevated work platform rescue
- UEECD0007 – Apply work health and safety regulations, codes and practices in the workplace
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