Safety
Fall Arrest Systems
Select, inspect and correctly use fall-arrest systems when working at height.
Estimated time1 Hour
FormatOnline, self-paced
On completionCPD certificate
Course Overview
Fall Arrest Systems is an online, self-paced awareness and refresher course for electricians and trades who work at heights. A fall-arrest system is the personal protective equipment (full-body harness, lanyard, energy absorber and rated anchorage) that stops a worker after a fall has begun, the last line of defence used when a fall cannot be prevented. The course covers how these systems work, when they are required, and how to select, fit, inspect and use the components, along with anchor points and rated anchorages, free-fall and clearance distances, suspension trauma, pre-use inspection, the Safe Work Australia hierarchy of controls, and the difference between fall restraint and fall arrest. The single module takes about one hour and finishes with a knowledge assessment and a certificate of completion, and counts toward CPD.
Related working at heights training: Prevention sits higher than arrest in the control hierarchy, so for prevention see Fall Prevention Systems, and for ladder work see Ladder Safety. For an overview of all our courses, visit Working at Heights Training.
What You’ll Learn
Understand how a fall-arrest system stops a fall as the last line of defence
Recognise when fall arrest is required and how it differs from fall restraint
Identify the main components: full-body harness, lanyard, energy absorber and rated anchorage
Describe free-fall and clearance distances and the risk of suspension trauma after a fall
Outline how to carry out a pre-use inspection and apply the hierarchy of controls
What’s Included
Self-paced online module
Knowledge assessment
Certificate on completion
Approx. 1 Hour
Counts toward CPD
Counts towards your CPD
On completion you’ll receive a certificate recording your CPD hours — ready to add to your professional development record.
