2024-06-24_BST_V18

Safety training

GWO Basic Safety Training / V18 2024-06-24

Lead a discussion about the importance of warming up before working at heights in awkward physical postures

The participants shall:

Discuss how a work-related injury can affect them

Discuss how incorrect manual handling can affect them

Discuss the importance of warming up prior to working at heights and manual handling in general

LESSON 3 - HARNESS

30 min.

The aim of this lesson is to reduce the risk of injury caused by a damaged harness by enabling the participants to perform a pre-use inspection of a harness, to identify when a harness requires a formal inspection and approval, to explain the basic maintenance of a harness and to correctly fit and adjust a harness.

After having successfully completed this lesson, the participants can:

22) Take responsibility for working safely with a harness including pre-use inspection, formal inspection and approval, basic maintenance, and correct use (Ability, intermediate level)

ELEMENT 3.1 - PRE-USE INSPECTION

Learning objective:

23) The participants can perform a pre-use inspection of a random full body harness (Skills, intermediate level)

The instructor shall:

Briefly introduce the generic approach to safety equipment as described in the Annex 1

Demonstrate how to select the correct sized harness for the intended work

Demonstrate how to identify the relevant standard markings

Present manufacturer and/or legal inspection periods

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