You should now understand the importance of a risk assessment, how to carry one out and how the hierarchy of control should be used to select appropriate controls to eliminate or reduce risks.

In this module, we will cover some of the most common types of work equipment used for working at height in any workplace.

It’s important to remember that a thorough risk assessment should be carried out by a competent person before any work at height takes place. They will need to select control methods using the work at height hierarchy.