Safety supervisor skill set
Be able to competently supervise team members working at heights or in confined spaces with safety supervisor training.
Safety supervisor training are two courses developed for those people running work teams operating at heights or in confined spaces. The training extends the skills and knowledge gained in the introductory working at heights and confined space training to include additional skills in performing rescue operations and generally promoting the following of best practice workplace safety procedures to those teams.
There can be two options for safety supervisor training. One for those undertaking work at heights and in other areas where there is a risk of a fall. The other is for those supervising teams entering and working and in and around confined spaces.
Height safety supervisor
About this course
This course provides successful participants with the skills and knowledge required to perform height safety work unsupervised, as well as being able to lead or participate in first response rescue.
Duration: 3 days (24 hours)
Student/trainer ratio: 6:1
Course objectives and content
- WHS Act & Regulations, Codes of Practice and Australian Standards.
- Risk management and Legal requirements.
- Categories of a Fall Protection System (Restraint technique, work positioning and fall arrest).
- Inspection requirements.
- Anchorage requirements and redirection anchor forces.
- Types, designs, and correct use of fall protection harnesses.
- Detailed understanding and discussions of lanyards and self-retracting lifelines.
- Tripods, davits, RPD’s, personal winches and retrieval winches discussions.
- First man up system uses.
- Setting up temporary vertical and horizontal safety lines.
- Importance of rescue plans.
- Practical skills in a range of rescue situations and techniques.
- Building and implementing a height safety and rescue plan.
Qualifications for successful participants
Statement of attainments in:
RIIWHS204E Work safely at heights
PUASAR022 Participate in a rescue operation
Height safety supervisor FAQs
Yes. This training course does have prerequisites that must be met prior to starting the course.
Participants in height safety supervisor training who work in the fire sector must have completed HLTAID011 Provide first aid prior to undertaking this course. For workers in the fire sector this unit of competency is required before undertaking PUASAR022 Participate in a rescue operation.
The fire sector is those sections of government departments, statutory authorities or organisations that have responsibility under jurisdictional arrangements for the delivery of firefighting and fire management services.
Please email your Statement of Attainment to training@heightsafety.net upon successful enrolment. Participants who cannot present evidence of previously held qualifications will not be able to participate in their course.
This intensive training course has been built and designed for supervisors of teams working at height. It gives participants an in-depth understanding of height safety equipment as well as the skills to understand pre-rigged workplace height safety rescue kits and the versatility of rescue kits in the workplace.
Confined space supervisor
About this course
The aim of this course is to provide students with comprehensive skills and knowledge required when undertaking the roles and responsibilities of supervising and managing confined space entry (CSE) activities. The course covers such topics as defining and identifying a confined space, legal and company obligations, and skills in leading and promoting workplace safety culture and expectations for operator safety. This course does not train or assess competency in breathing apparatus
Duration: 1 days (8 hours)
Student/trainer ratio: 10:1
Course objectives and content
- Understanding of confined space legislation and standards.
- Definition & Identification of a confined space.
- Preparation of confined space permits & development of safe operating procedures.
- Carry out hazard identification, risk assessments and implement effective control measures.
- Test and maintain work processes and controls.
- Select appropriate emergency rescue equipment and liaise with external emergency services.
- Withdraw from the confined space and facilitate return to service activities.
Qualifications for successful participants
Statement of attainment in:
RIIWHS401E Supervise work in confined spaces
Confined space supervisor FAQs
Yes. This training course does have prerequisites that must be met prior to starting the course.
Participants in confined space supervisor must have completed RIIWHS202D Enter and work in confined spaces prior to undertaking this course. This unit of competency is included in our one day confined space training. Completing confined space supervisor training in conjunction with RIIWHS202D can be done as part of HSE’s two-day confined space training options.
Please email your Statement of Attainment to training@heightsafety.net upon successful enrolment. Participants who cannot present evidence of previously held qualifications will not be able to participate in their course.
This intensive training course has been built and designed for supervisors of teams working at height. It gives participants an in-depth understanding of height safety equipment as well as the skills to understand pre-rigged workplace height safety rescue kits and the versatility of rescue kits in the workplace.
