About this Course

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to provide course participants with the requisite WAH knowledge to assess and manage work at height activities so that they are carried out properly and safely.

• Identify, explain and apply the relevant Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Legislations / Approved Code of Practice / Singapore Standards applicable to Work at Heights (WAH)
  
• Identify and explain the roles & responsibilities of a WAH Assessor
  
• Identify hazards, evaluate the risk, and implement control measures for WAH activities
  
• Evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of Fall Prevention Plan.
  
• Evaluate whether the control measures implemented on site for PTW are adequate and effective
  

Duration: 8.5 hours (including 2 hours of assessment)

Attendance Criteria: 100%

Pass Criteria: 70%

Course Medium: English

Entry Requirements

Attended and passed the MOM WAH course for Supervisors

Assumed Skills and Knowledge

Employability Skills System (ESS) Workplace Literacy and Numeracy (WPLN) Level 5 and above, or equivalent.

Ability to carry out hazards identification, risk assessment, and risk control measures.

Trainees are required to read the supplement materials in the links below before attending the Work-At-Height Course for Assessors. The supplements are important and highly recommended for the learner to read prior to the class:

• Code of Practice 2013
  
• WSH Work-At-Height Regulations 2013
  
• Sample permit to work
  
• WSH Guidelines for Anchorage, Lifelines & Temp Edge Protection Systems
  
• WSH Guidelines for Ladders
  
• WSH Guidelines for PPE for WAH
  
• WSH Guidelines for Working Safely on Roofs
  
• Workplaces requiring Fall Prevention Plan
  
• Safety Analysis & Recommendation Report on Work-at-Height
  
• The learner should be familiar with PTW Permit To Work and prepare a (PTW) prior to the course start date and bring the PTW on the course date for small group discussion purpose. The PTW can be taken from the sample in the Code of Practice for working safely at Heights or from an actual PTW implemented at the participant’s workplace or any other workplaces.

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