Recent statistics show that many workplace accidents and fatalities are the results of unsafe work at height.

Employers have a legal duty to ensure that the risks from working at height are assessed, controlled and monitored so that their employees remain safe from harm.

This section of the course looks at each of the essential steps of a risk assessment and provides you with the theoretical knowledge needed to carry out assessments of work at height activities in your own workplace.

If you are not responsible for carrying out a risk assessment for your organisation, understanding how one is carried out is still important. It will help you to provide your employer with relevant information where necessary, which can aid the process and ensure that appropriate controls are implemented.