Working safely at height / Wearing a harness
Art. L.321-8(1) of the Labor Code provides for the obligation of occupational safety and health training focused on the workstation. Art. L.321-8 (5) of the French Labor Code specifies that employees working in hazardous positions must undergo appropriate training and periodic refresher courses in occupational health and safety.
Objectives
Prepare workers to work safely at heights
Content
Theory
- Regulation
- Specific risks related to working at height
- Falls from height and fall factor
- Collective protection equipment
- Personal protective equipment
- Harnesses, anchor points and fall arrest systems
- Techniques for moving on a lifeline
- Suspension test
Practice
- Setting the scene
- Field exercises
Teaching methods
Alternating theoretical contributions and practical exercises
