This unit Work Safety At Heights describes a participant’s skills and knowledge required to work safely at heights in the Resources and Infrastructure Industries.
This unit Work Safety At Heights is appropriate for those working in operational roles where they are required to perform work at heights.
Employability Skills
This unit contains employability skills.
Application of Unit
This unit is appropriate for those working in an operational role, at worksites within:
- Civil construction
- Coal mining
- Drilling
- Extractive industries
- Metalliferous mining
The unit contains five Elements of Competency
- Identify work requirements
- Identify work procedures and instructions for the task
- Access and install equipment
- Perform work at heights
- Clean up work area
Performance Evidence
Evidence is required to be collected that demonstrates a candidate’s competency in this unit. Evidence must be relevant to the roles within this sector’s work operations and satisfy all the requirements of the performance criteria of this unit, and include evidence that the candidate:
- locates and applies relevant documentation, policies and procedures
- demonstrates completion of working safely at heights that safely, effectively and efficiently meets all the required outcomes on more than one (1) occasion, including:
- accessing, interpreting and applying technical and safety information for working at heights
- assessing hazards and risk associated with working at heights and implement control methods
- selecting wearing and caring for personal protective equipment
- identifying required safety systems including fall protection and associated equipment
- checking that fitting, adjusting and anchoring of fall protection and associated equipment is correct
- performing work safely at heights
Knowledge Evidence
The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of working safely at heights through:
- names and functions of equipment, components and materials
- complying with equipment manufacturer’s instructions and specifications
- safe shifting and handling of tools and materials
- adhering to statutory and regulatory authority requirements
- the nature of work undertaken at heights
- complying with heights safety systems
- the processes of providing for safe working practices
- using safety equipment/systems and considerations to facilitate working safely at heights
- complying with safe work methods
Instructions:
Theory Assessment: Completed by you
- All questions in the written section must be attempted.
- A pass mark of 90% is required to demonstrate satisfactory understanding of theory.
Practical Assessment: Completed by Assessor
The Assessor will observe activities and may pose questions to determine your skills and knowledge of the principles of Working Safely at Heights.
Curriculum
- 1 Section
- 1 Lesson
- 60 Minutes
- Work Safety At Heights
Instructor

This unit describes a participant’s skills and knowledge required to work safely at heights in the Resources and Infrastructure Industries.
This unit it appropriate for those working in operational roles where they are required to perform work at heights.