Safety harness (FPE) Course

This training course provides the core knowledge required by any user, supervisor or manager of personnel using safety harnesses, lanyards, anchor points and their associated products. The course covers the current legal obligations regarding the use of fall protection equipment, causes and resultant effects of a fall, standards and how they affect the equipment selection, storage, care, maintenance and rescue implications associated with safety harnesses.

Delegates attending this course will gain a comprehensive knowledge of Work at Height Safety, Harness and Lanyard Pre-Use Inspection and Fitting including:

  • Safety Legislation, Work at Height Regulations
  • Hazards and Risks
  • Fall Prevention, Fall Restraint, Fall Protection & Fall Arrest
  • Harness Types and Design Standards
  • Component Parts of a Fall Arrest System
  • Identifying correct Tie-Off and Anchor Points
  • Pre-Use Inspection of Harness & Lanyard with Practical Exercise
  • Correct Wearing and Fitting of Harness with Practical Exercise
  • Harness/Lanyard Storage and maintenance
  • Rescue