Safety training
Basic Safety Refresher Training / V13 2024-06-24
event that a person experiences a fall the shock absorber in their fall arrest lanyard can fully deploy and prevent the participant from contacting the ground (or structure directly below the anchor point).
During the evacuation exercise the participants must be able to experience a minimum amount of descent using an evacuation or rescue device to ensure that they gain the experience of the speed of descent using these devices. This can be achieved by having the participant descend from a minimum height using a rescue or evacuation device. To ensure that for all fall protection equipment that may be used that there will be enough clearance below the anchor point, and to ensure that the participants can experience a descent of sufficient duration for meaningful learning transfer, the GWO recommends that the anchor point is a minimum of 6.75m above the ground or structure directly below the anchor point. The recommended 6.75m clearance under the anchor point is explained in detail in annex 1.
If a training provider deviates from the recommended anchor point height of 6.75m to a lower height, then the following additional control measures must be in place,
a. The training provider shall document a risk assessment for the lower height, this shall include calculations based on the harness and fall arrest lanyards which will be used during the evacuation exercises the calculation shall:
a.i use the value for maximum shock absorber elongation supplied by the equipment manufacturer, and,
a.ii demonstrate that the equipment to be used will prevent the participants and instructors from coming into contact with the ground in the event of a fall, and,
a.iii use formulas stated in national legislation or the equipment manufacturer guidelines or where no formula exists use the formula in Annex 1. The potential fall factor shall not exceed 0.5 and participants must experience a descent from a platform that is a minimum of 4.5m above the ground.
11.5 BSTR Working at Heights with Manual Handling Module timetable
The order in which elements of this BSTR Module training are delivered may vary according to the didactical choices of the delivering training provider.
The delivery of this module must comply with the requirements described in the GWO Requirements for Training.
Lesson
Element
Duration
1. Introduction to the training
1.1
Safety instructions and emergency procedures
1.2
Facilities
1.3
Introduction
1.4
Scope and main objectives
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