FAQs
Frequently Ask Questions
Insurance
Make sure the Height Safety provider has a specialist Height Safety policy to ensure they are
covered for design work or in case of accident or damage. General trades based insurances do
not cover all aspects of Height Safety work.
Competency
Ask how the Height Safety provider trains their staff and manages competence and development
in their workforce.
Documentation
You should check for Traceable installation and certification history, System layout and design,
Manufacturer Documentation for installations
WAHA member
Look for a provider who is a member of the peak industry body, Working At Heights Association,
to help ensure they are keeping up to date with the latest information and maintaining best
practice.
In order of most effective and preferred control measures for the protection workers:
- Hazard Elimination
Remove all possible exposure to fall hazards. This is not possible in situations where people
have to work at height. - Passive Fall ProtectionPermanent physical barriers such as guardrail, walkway, or skylight mesh. Passive systems do not require active worker engagement.
- Active Fall Restraint Systems
Use of a harness attached to an anchor point or static line to restrain a person from reaching
a position where they could fall over an edge. - Active Fall Arrest Systems
Designed to reduce the distance and impact of a fall. Such systems include use of an
energy absorber harness, anchor points and rigid rail. - Administrative controls
Creates awareness of the hazard through the use of signs, training, policies. This is the
least preferred method of fall prevention.
According to the Federal Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011, any risk of a fall by a person
from one level to another, that is reasonably likely to cause injury, must be managed by
minimising risk as far as reasonably practicable.
Australian Legislation and Standards require that all height safety systems undergo inspection
and re-certification by a competent, trained height safety certifier within the following specified
time intervals:
Safety Harnesses
Safety Harnesses and lanyards are to be inspected every 6 months.
Anchor points, Static Line, Fall Arrest Systems
These systems require inspection and re-certification by a qualified height safety certifier every
12 months.
Guardrail, Walkway, Ladder systems, and other Height Safety and Access Systems
It is recommended by the manufacturers that these systems are inspected and re-certified by a
qualified height safety certifier every 12 months.
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