8 Safety tips for working at height

8 Safety tips for working at height

8 Safety Tips for Working at Height

While Working, Work at height is a major safety concern faced in the Workplace. Work at height is defined as the person working at any place 4m above or below the ground level may have a higher chance to trip or fall and get injured by themselves.

work at height

Usually, the risk may happen to the person falling from

  • Fragile roofs
  • Ladders
  • Stairwells
  • Unprotected lifts

Safety Tips:

The organization should provide proper safety measures for an employee before assigning work.
1. Ensure Safety training program: Organization should conduct proper HSE training for working individuals to be aware of personal safety and how to ensure risk management.
2. Make use of Railing: it stabilizes a person by providing external support minimizing the fall risk, and keeps workers safe while working at height.
3. Wear PPE: Personal protective equipment will keep the employee safe from Injuries. It includes a helmet, gloves, medical masks, respirators, aprons, eye protection glass, and work shoes.
4. Use proper work at height equipment: Maintain proper equipment like lanyards, harnesses, ropes, shock absorbers, pole straps, and rescue equipment while working.
5. Analyse your fall distance: Calculating fall distance helps a person find a different solution and makes them understand the fall protection risk.
6. Set anchor Point: It fully supports the fall protection, which is fixed above the head and tightened into lanyards.
7. Attain your work using Ariel lifts: Aerial lifts can make the task completion at elevation safer and more efficient. It helps to lift a person working at various heights.
8. Use ladders properly: While using a ladder, Workers must check the position of the ladder is properly fixed on the Ground or not.

Who can study Work at Height Safety Training?

  • Supervisors
  • Contractors
  • Self-employed workers
  • Any person who works at a height can value this training to prove that they are an experienced and safe Employee.

Benefits of Working at height Safety Certification:

  • The employee can gain adequate skills in selecting and fixing safety equipment while working at height and making it ready to use.
  • It helps to identify and minimize the potential risks in working place.
  • It provides confidence in taking proper preventive actions.

Our Recent project


Green World Group delivered In-company Working at Height training (Face to Face) to the delegates of our prestigious client Amazon, India – Delhi Site on 19th September 2022.

Why Choose Green World as your HSE Learning Partner?

Green World is a leading HSE Institute that serves globally, and it is the right platform for quality learners who want to pursue their health and safety management careers. Our training programs are well designed to meet the international criteria and specific needs of our clients, which contain small, medium, and large enterprises.

Green World has a presence in 195 Countries.

Enquiry Form


    Health & Safety courses available in major cities

    Leave a Reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *