In-company training that teaches your staff to choose, set up and use ladders and step ladders safely. A half-day course built around the Work at Height Regulations 2005 and the real causes of ladder accidents.
Ladders and steps safety training teaches workers to decide when a ladder is the right access equipment, set it up correctly and use it safely. KeyOstas delivers it in-company as a half-day course covering the law, the common causes of ladder accidents and practical safe use.
It is for anyone who uses a ladder or step ladder as part of their work.
By the end of the course, every delegate will be able to do the following.
Describe the circumstances and behaviours that lead to accidents during the use of ladders.
State the circumstances and conditions governing the use of ladders for work under current regulations.
Make a personal risk assessment and decide whether a ladder is the right choice for the task.
Apply a safe system of work for tasks carried out from ladders and step ladders.
Erect ladders and step ladders correctly and safely, at the right angle and on firm ground.
Climb, work from and descend ladders safely, keeping the body within the stiles.
Carry out a pre-use check and take an unsafe ladder out of service.
Use a checklist for the safe use of ladders before and during every task.
A half day of practical content, built around the way ladders are really used at work.
Practical and instructor-led, with a focus on safe set-up and use.
A KeyOstas tutor delivers the half-day course at your premises, around your equipment and working pattern.
Delegates take part in practical exercises erecting and using ladders, and a course evaluation.
Every delegate receives a KeyOstas certificate of attendance on completion.
makes the use of ladders work at height, with legal duties on the employer
a short, practical session that fits around a working day
delivered at your site, anywhere in the UK
KeyOstas has trained UK workforces in health & safety since
“The training received was some of the best Health & Safety training I have experienced in my 20 years of working in Health & Safety. KeyOstas are always happy to help and work out solutions for us.”
Four decades of practical, in-company health & safety training.
We come to you, anywhere in the UK, and train your team around your working pattern.
The course can be run on your own ladders and step ladders and your real tasks.
A focused half day, so a team can be trained with minimal disruption.
Four decades of training UK workforces with practical instruction, not generic e-learning.
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View the course →Tell us how many people you would like to train and where you are based, and we will put together a quote for an in-company half-day course.
