The course is aimed at those within an organisation whom the Company wishes to be competent to inspect use ladders at work

Aims of the course

The ladder safety and inspection course is a comprehensive course designed to equip operators of temporary access equipment with the necessary skills required to conduct full ladder inspections and to recognize and eliminate the dangers of incorrect ladder usage. .

Objectives

To ensure that the organisation has sufficient numbers of trained persons capable of using ladders at work

The structure of the course

• Current ladder and Step Legislation & Regulations Ladder Specifications and types.
• Ladder Safety specifications.
• Ladder, Inspection and ladder testing
• Frequency, Standards & Methods of Ladder Inspection. Ladder and Step Defects
• Care & Maintenance of ladders
• Correct ladder usage.
• How to perform a suitable and sufficient risk assessment.