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Working at Heights
The Working at Heights course provides crucial training on safe practices for working at elevated locations. It covers fall prevention strategies, proper use of fall protection equipment, and hazard identification to ensure safety and compliance with regulations when working at heights.
What is the Working at Heights?
The Working at Heights course from the American Institute of Safety Professionals provides comprehensive training on preventing falls from elevation across all industries and all elevated work situations: scaffolds, ladders, aerial lifts, roof work, open-sided floors, wall openings, floor holes, steel erection, and any work surface where a worker could fall to a lower level. Falls from height are the leading cause of death in construction and the second leading cause in general industry. This course integrates OSHA requirements from both construction (29 CFR 1926 Subpart M) and general industry (29 CFR 1910 Subpart D) into a single comprehensive height safety programme.
The curriculum covers fall hazard identification across all work situations, the hierarchy of fall protection (elimination, passive protection, fall restraint, fall arrest, administrative controls), fall prevention planning, guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems (harness selection, lanyard/SRL types, anchorage, fall distance calculation), fall restraint and positioning systems, scaffold fall protection, ladder safety, aerial lift fall protection, roof work safety (leading edges, low-slope, steep-slope), edge protection systems, rescue planning (suspension trauma, rescue methods, rescue equipment), and height safety programme management (competent person, training, inspections, equipment management). All training is delivered 100 percent online through Microsoft Teams and the American Institute of Safety Professionals LMS.
Upon completion, graduates receive a certificate, wallet card, and transcript, employer-verifiable at amiosp.com/student-verifications.
Who should take this course?
- Anyone who works at height in any industry
- Supervisors responsible for height safety compliance
- Safety officers managing fall protection programmes
- Competent persons designated for fall protection
- Workers using PFAS, scaffolds, ladders, or aerial lifts
What will you study?
Core Modules
- 01Introduction to Working at Heights
- 02Fall Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
- 03Hierarchy of Controls for Fall Prevention and Protection
- 04Use of Guardrails, Safety Nets, and Covers
- 05Personal Fall Arrest Systems
- 06Safe Use of Ladders, Scaffolds, and Elevated Work Platforms
- 07Inspection, Maintenance, and Storage of Fall Protection Equipment
- 08Emergency Response, Rescue Planning, and Post-Fall Procedures
Optional / Advanced Modules
- 01Advanced Risk Assessment for Complex Height-Related Tasks
- 02Case Studies on Fall Incidents and Lessons Learned
- 03Supervisory Responsibilities and Permit-to-Work Systems for Working at Heights
- 04Integrating Working at Heights Controls into Safety Management Systems
How will you be assessed?
Candidates can take this exam through an assigned portal from the American Institute of Safety Professionals. A passing score is 70% or higher, and exam results are provided right after by email to the address provided. The exam is open-book, allowing candidates to validate their answers. Any candidates who do not pass have 1 month after their exam to go through the training materials and can take the exam 3 additional times.
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