Work at Heights – OSHA Standards

Duration

60 minutes

Target group

Oil & Gas Industry

Prerequisites

No prerequisites are required to sit this course.

Objective

LO1: Describe what it means to work at heights

LO2: State the risks associated with working at heights

LO3: Explain the steps for assessing the safest way to work at heights

LO4: Describe considerations when choosing safe access to work at heights

LO5: List the equipment that could be used to access work at heights and their safety implications

LO6: Identify the responsibilities of each person working at heights

LO7: Describe some of the controls that should be put in place when working at heights

LO8: Identify Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) requirements for working at heights

LO9: Describe equipment inspection requirements

LO10: Describe a dropped object and how to prevent it

LO11: Find examples of controls that must be in place

Contents

The course is available in the following languages: US English, Spanish

To provide the knowledge to work at heights safely, including explaining the hazards of working at heights, the controls that must be in place to help keep you safe and the Personal Protective Equipment, or PPE, that must be worn while working at heights.

Employers should provide additional training when a new hazard, procedure, condition or piece of equipment is introduced into the workplace or unscheduled refresher training is recommended as directed to address inadequacies in knowledge and unsafe acts or deviations from procedures.

Exam

The assessment is taken during the course and is within the expected duration.