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Praca przy budowie domów, biurowców, odnawianiu kamienic, która odbywa się na wysokości jest niezwykle niebezpieczna. Co roku w wyniku zaniedbań w obszarze zagwarantowania bezpiecznych warunków pracy na placach budów, kilkadziesiąt osób ponosi śmierć w wyniku upadku z wysokości. Przyczyną niezmiennie jest niewłaściwe użycie lub brak środków ochrony zbiorowej, ochrony indywidualnej, brak nadzoru i niewłaściwe przeszkolenie w zakresie BHP. To na pracodawcy spoczywa wiele obowiązków dotyczących ich organizacji. Pracownik powinien być skierowany na badania wysokościowe oraz mieć szkolenie BHP. Nieobowiązkowe, jednak niezmiernie przydatne są szkolenia ogólne z zakresu ochrony przed upadkiem, dlatego, aby bezpiecznie wykonywać prace na wysokości, każda osoba powinna je odbyć. 

Training - Fall protection 

Fall protection training courses (at the same time a harness course) are primarily aimed at construction workers who perform work at height. However, such a course should also be taken by, among others, advertising installers, stuntmen, telecom and power line maintainers, lifeguards or window cleaners at height. During the course, the worker will learn about the following topics: 

man on the roof
  • health and safety rules, 
  • construction and adjustment of the safety harness, 
  • the use of the harness in accordance with the instructions and its methodology, 
  • individual and group belaying on horizontal and vertical structures, 
  • correct selection of personal protective equipment, 
  • rescue techniques, 
  • basic legislation, 
  • safely carrying out work at heights, 
  • characteristics of work at height, 

Training consists of a theoretical part and a practical part (often at a location designated by the client). 

Individual and collective protection at work at heights 

According to the Ordinance on Health and Safety at Work Regulations, work at height is classified as particularly hazardous. It is the employer's responsibility to organise appropriate training for his employees, who should additionally be provided with both collective and individual protection measures. Collective protection measures mainly include: 

  • Balustrades - They consist of a kerb plank (0.15 m high) and a guardrail positioned at 1.1 m height. The space between the board and the handrail shall be filled in such a way as to protect workers from falling. 
  • Safety nets - They are manufactured from polypropylene or polyester and have a boundary rope by which the net is attached to the structure. We distinguish between horizontal nets (e.g. used for work on hall structures) and vertical nets (edge protection).  
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If we are talking about self-protection on a construction site, these are things worn or held by a worker to protect him or herself from a hazard. These items should be selected for the hazard that may occur, minimise the discomfort associated with their use, fit snugly and be used in accordance with instructions. Such items include safety harness (a.k.a. harnesses). Safety harnesses are used to stop a fall from height. They have points (one or two) that are used to attach a shock-absorbing system. The first is located on the back and the second near the sternum. The harnesses have strong attachment buckles, straps that are adjustable and attached to the chest and thighs. They are made of textile webbing, connected to each other by stitching and metal connecting elements so that they embrace the wearer's body. During a fall, the primary task of harnesses is to distribute the forces acting on the human body and optimise the position during the fall. They also give the body the correct position when arresting a fall and enable the wearer to wait safely and as comfortably as possible for help. 

Our Courses 

In our fall protection training courses, you will also learn about the principles of belaying, the requirements of EN 363 and post-accident measures. Participants must be at least 18 years of age, have a current test, at least a primary school education and be in good mental and physical condition. 

Fall protection training:

Type of training: Basic Extended first degree Extended Level II Reminiscent of 
For whom: For workers performing work on various objects at height (e.g. roofs). For people who perform rescue functions and work on structures, roofs. For workers on roofs, structures and those who act as lifeguards, as well as those who compile records and supervise workers. For workers who have undergone fall protection training and are now aiming to be reminded or to consolidate their knowledge of working safely at height. 

Ośrodek Doskonalenia Kadr ERGON prowadzi na bardzo wysokim poziomie kursy z zakresu ochrony przed upadkiem. Na rynku posiadamy długoletnie doświadczenie, a nasze metody nauczania są nowoczesne i z całą pewnością pozwolą na skuteczne przekazanie informacji kursantom. Zapraszamy do kontaktu, a udzielimy wszystkich niezbędnych informacji. Zapewniamy przystępne ceny, które zawsze ustalamy z Państwem indywidualnie. Dla większych, zorganizowanych grup oferujemy rabaty. Główna siedziba naszej firmy to Warszawa, ale działamy także w innych miastach. 

Zachęcamy również do zapoznania się z szeroką gamą szkoleń, które posiadamy w swojej ofercie. Oferujemy między innymi szkolenia wstępne i okresowe BHP, szkolenia z pierwszej pomocy, kursy PPOŻ a także wiele kursów, do których potrzebne są uprawnienia UDT czy TDT (na przykład operatora wózków widłowych lub operatora podestów ruchomych masztowych).