Do you need a medical fitness certificate for working at heights?
Employers have a legal duty to make sure that their employees are medically fit to undertake the tasks they set them and the specific environment they are to work in. So people who Work at Height such as Industrial Abseilers, Riggers, Telecommunications Engineers and more, may require a medical to check their fitness for their specific work.
A typical Working at Height Medical involves a general health screen (vision, bmi, etc), a grip strength test, urinalysis (check for diabetes), a fitness test (Tecumshe Step Test) and sometimes a consultation with an occupational health nurse.
Is there a working at heights certificate expiry?
There is no legal expiry date on working at heights certificates that relate to safety awareness training. Skills based courses such as erecting scaffolding and medical certificates will have expiry dates. We have covered certificate expiry dates in more detail here.
How long does a working at height certificate last?
There is no legal expiry date on working at heights certificates that relate to safety awareness training. Skills based courses such as erecting scaffolding and medical certificates will have expiry dates. We have covered certificate expiry dates in more detail here.
What is a working at height training certificate?
It is important to know the difference between a skills based height training course and a safety awareness working at height certificate. For example erecting scaffolding or a steeple jack require a skill set for safely working at height not just an awareness of the dangers of working at height. The majority of working at height certificate questions relate to the work at height regulations 2005.
The work at height regulations put legal duties on employers to reduce the risk of falls from height. Part of these duties are to ensure anybody working at height has had suitable safety training. An online training course that enable people who complete the course to be aware of the health and safety issues that surround working at height is perfect.
The course should have a knowledge assessment such as a multiple choice test to make sure the learner has understood how to work safely and use equipment safely. Passing the assessment the learner will be awarded a 'working at height training certificate'.
