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Toby Williams  
#1 Posted : 08 October 2012 12:01:14(UTC)
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Toby Williams

Do you need to have undergone some specialists training or hold a valid working at height qualification to be able to deliver in-house fall prevention training i.e. Tether belt with a lanyard attached to a suitable anchorage point to prevent a fall??

Kim Hedges  
#2 Posted : 08 October 2012 12:46:16(UTC)
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Kim Hedges

That seems to be the message yes.

I went on an interview recently and that was pointed out, so guess what, I'm now getting trained up too.
smith6720  
#3 Posted : 08 October 2012 12:59:00(UTC)
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smith6720

the answer to this is like many health and safety questions:
do you consider yourself to be competent to deliver this training?
whats your background?
do you know the difference of when fall restraint/fall arrest lanyrad would be required?
what is suitable anchorage point?
There is many sides to this question without knowing all the facts it is very difficult to answer.
I would say to you if something were to go wrong and the HSE became involved and asked you the question,"are you competent to carry out this training" what would your reply be?
RayRapp  
#4 Posted : 08 October 2012 13:12:01(UTC)
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RayRapp

I agree with the above post, if you believe you are competent to provide in-house training then attending an external course is not necessary. That said, it would be worth investigating a 'train the trainer' course syllabus to see what it involves and whether you are indeed competent.
Plant trainer  
#5 Posted : 08 October 2012 14:26:18(UTC)
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Plant trainer

Training and competence once again. Does attending a training course without gaining further practical experience qualify you as competent? No. And anyone one with a degree of competence who attends your training course will see right through you if you can't relate your own actual experiences in doing the task you're training them on.
Training on current legislation and best practice plus practical experience will make you not only competent but a much better and respected trainer.
frankc  
#6 Posted : 08 October 2012 15:12:41(UTC)
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frankc

RayRapp wrote:
I agree with the above post, if you believe you are competent to provide in-house training then attending an external course is not necessary. That said, it would be worth investigating a 'train the trainer' course syllabus to see what it involves and whether you are indeed competent.


I agree with Ray but would go further as i believe the 'train the trainer' course should be a minimum for someone delivering their own work.
You may be the fountain of knowledge but struggle to get the info over to the delegates/workmates.
Similarly, you could be excellent at getting points over but they might be the wrong points and due to the potential hazards involved from W@H, could lead to major problems.
Apologies if i'm wrong but i've never heard it called a tether belt either.
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