Basic Fall Arrest Technician

Unit Standard ID: 229998 Explain and perform fall arrest techniques when working at heights

Who needs this course:

• Any person working higher than two meters above ground level where the possibility of a fall exists, as required by the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
• Workers who require a very basic understanding of how to work safely at height and who will be supervised at all times.
• Unskilled and uneducated learners who have special needs in terms of learning, writing and language barriers.

Duration: 1 day of training and assessment

Minimum of candidates: 10 if own training session date is required. Less than ten can book on the annual training calendar.

Benefits of this training:

After successful assessment has been completed candidates will be able to:

• Use and explain the limitations of a limited range of fall arrest equipment
• Inspect and assemble fall arrest equipment
• Select suitable anchor points
• Use a double leg lanyard
• Use pre-installed vertical and horizontal lifelines

Entry requirements: Medically fit

NQF Level: 1

Credits: 2