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Falls from height remain one of the biggest causes of serious injury and death in UK workplaces. The law does not ban working at height — it asks you to avoid it where you can, prevent falls where you cannot, and reduce the consequences where a fall is still possible.
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What the regulations ask for
The Work at Height Regulations 2005 set out a hierarchy, and inspectors expect to see that you worked through it in order. Avoid work at height if the job can be done from the ground. If it cannot, use equipment or other measures that prevent a fall. If a fall is still possible, use equipment that minimises the distance and consequences.
Height is not defined by a number. A fall from a low platform onto rebar is as capable of killing someone as a fall from a roof, which is why the regulations apply to any place where a person could fall a distance liable to cause injury.
Where it goes wrong
Rarely on the big, obvious jobs with scaffolds and permits. It goes wrong on the five-minute task — the quick look at a gutter, the one more box onto a stacked pallet, the step-ladder on uneven ground. Training is aimed squarely at those.
Rescue is part of the plan
If your people use harnesses, the plan has to include getting someone down after a fall. Suspension in a harness is dangerous within minutes, so "call 999" is not a rescue plan. [Say whether you cover rescue, and whether you offer harness inspection training.]
What the course covers
Awareness level, aimed at anyone who works above ground level or supervises people who do.
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How the course runs
Your team is the only firm in the room. We arrange the venue, you pick the date, and the whole crew goes through together rather than being split across three different weeks.
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Questions we get asked
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Is there a minimum height the regulations apply from?
No. The regulations apply wherever someone could fall a distance liable to cause injury. There is no two-metre rule, despite how often people quote one.
Who needs this training?
Anyone who works at height or plans and supervises it. In practice that covers most trades — roofers, cladders, M&E, maintenance, warehouse staff working off racking, and anyone using a ladder as part of the job.
Does this cover harness use?
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Do you run PASMA or IPAF?
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What does it cost?
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Get working at height dates and a price
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Tell us in the message
How many people, what they actually do at height, and whether they use harnesses, towers or MEWPs. That lets us recommend the right course rather than the longest one.