Basic Harness Course

Our basic safety harness training course is suitable for any persons who may be exposed to falls from height, whether in construction, maintenance or retail, and require further knowledge and understanding to prevent accidents, injuries or near misses when using a Harness and any associated equipment. The course highlights various hazards, basic awareness information and covers both theoretical and practical awareness training on the safe use of a harness.

Falls from height still remains the highest cause of workplace fatalities within the UK.

Basic Harness Training Course Overview

• Work at height recognition, definitions & Regulations
• Hazard identification, collective & personal protection
• Safe work at height procedures (including fall factors)
• Harness & restraint system awareness & fitting
• Inspection & record keeping – Harness, fall arrest lanyard, helmet, sling & connector
• Fall arrest, work restraint & work positioning awareness
• Use of fall arrest, work restraint (inertia reels, fall arrest lanyards)

Harness Awareness Course Online

Moreover, we offer an online Basic Harness Training Course tailored for remote workers aiming to secure vital safety knowledge from the comfort of their home or workplace. This essential course is led by an experienced instructor and conducted through Zoom video conferencing, providing a dynamic and interactive training session. 

Attendance - Full attendance of the course is mandatory to achieve a pass. Should your internet connection fail during the course for a prolonged period of time, or repeatedly, you may not be able to re-join as requested by the trainer, unless it can be re-established within 5 minutes. This is so general learning is not disturbed for other participants.  

Joining the Video Learning - Our courses are conducted via Zoom, and you will receive your personalised meeting link as part of your course enrolment instructions. We always recommend downloading the App in preparation of the course, you can find instructions here - https://zoom.us/download. Further support using Zoom can be found here – familiarise yourself with this prior to your course - https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/p/zoom-meetings-guide 

Health & Safety at work act 1974 Regulations

• Personal protective Equipment at work regulations 1992
• Lifting operations & lifting equipment regulations 1998
• Management of Health & Safety at work 2005
• A brief guide to working safely (INDG258)

Learner Numbers

In order to ensure the interaction between the learners and the tutor is spread evenly and effectively, the maximum number of learners allowed on a course is twelve.