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Your Essential Workplace Safety List

If you’re a Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking (PCBU) anywhere in Australia, you are legally required to ensure the health and safety of anyone working at height in your workplace. Meeting this obligation requires two critical components:

  • The person undertaking the work must successfully participate in and complete adequate and accredited height safety training, which they can do through various Sydney Safety Training courses.
  • You must provide the necessary working at height safety equipment, or Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) for the task.

In this blog, we provide a comprehensive list of PPE for working at height so your workplace remains compliant and responsible.

Two workers in safety gear, including helmets and harnesses, performing maintenance at height on a pipeline near the ocean, emphasizing the importance of PPE for working at height safety.

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Your Essential Working at Heights Safety Equipment List

So, what PPE equipment is required for working at height? We recommend you have the following items available at all times:

Height safety harness for working at height, used in accredited safety training courses in Sydney.

1. Safety Harnesses

  • Mandatory for anyone working more than 2 metres from the ground
  • Designed to prevent falling from an elevated point
  • If a fall does occur, the harness distributes the force across a greater surface of the body, therefore reducing the chance of a targeted and intense injury
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Height safety equipment including a safety harness with carabiners, designed for fall protection in working at height and confined spaces training in Sydney.

2. Lanyards

  • Used in conjunction with safety harnesses, safety lanyards connect workers to anchor points, therefore preventing falls and reducing the chance of injury
  • They are a critical part of any fall arrest or fall restraint system
  • Some lanyards include energy absorbers, which gradually decelerate a fall and reduce the overall force of the final impact
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Height safety equipment connector used in fall protection systems for working at height training in Sydney.

3. Anchor Points

  • An anchor point serves as a secure attachment point to which safety harnesses or lanyards can be affixed whilst working from an elevated working platform
  • Another focal part of a fall restraint system, they help minimise the risk of falling or reduce the length of a fall
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High-quality carabiner used for height safety equipment inspection in Sydney, essential for fall protection training.

4. Karabiners

  • Karabiners securely link and/or attach to anchor points, lanyards and harnesses
  • They form a key role in any fall arrest system
  • They can also tether tools to the worker, making it easy and low-risk to access the items they need
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Yellow hard hat and red safety gloves on a construction site, representing essential PPE equipment for working at height.

5. Helmets

  • A helmet or hard hat helps protect the worker’s’ head in the event of a fall, from objects falling from even higher up, and from knocking their head into certain objects or structures
Two workers wearing bright yellow safety vests and orange helmets stand together, discussing safety procedures for working at height on a construction site.

6. High Visibility Vest

  • It is important to ensure workers at height can be easily seen and identified
  • In doing so, accidents caused by collisions, particularly in busy environments, are minimised
  • A high-vis vest helps make workers visible to others on-site, including those operating equipment and machinery
A safety barrier with caution tape on a pier overlooking water, emphasizing the importance of safety equipment for working at height.

7. Guardrails

  • A guardrail serves as a physical barrier, helping to reduce risk of a fall
  • Sometimes referred to as passive fall protection, guardrails do not require the worker to do anything to initiate protection and serve their purpose
Height safety equipment including a safety harness, lanyards, and a carrying bag, essential for working at heights and ensuring fall protection during training in Sydney.

8. Roofer Kits

  • We highly recommend a roofer kit as it provides a comprehensive collection of some of the more crucial PPE for working at heights
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View looking up a yellow safety ladder leading to a platform, emphasizing working at height safety equipment.

9. Caged Ladders

  • A caged ladder prevents a worker from falling off the sides or back of a fixed ladder
  • Although falling down a caged ladder might still be a painful experience, it is very unlikely to lead to a major injury or death, as might be the case with a standard ladder
Height safety equipment including a tripod and pulleys for fall protection training in Sydney.

10. Rescue Equipment

  • In the event of a workplace fall or accident at height, rapid and smooth retrieval and rescue are paramount
  • Our collection provides all the items you might need to deploy a fast and efficient rescue operation
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FAQs

PPE equipment required for working at heights typically includes safety lanyards, harnesses, anchor points, ropes, carabiners, caged ladders, helmets and more. Ultimately, it will depend on the nature of the work. Please contact the Sydney Safety Training team on 02 9892 3370 for guidance.

PPE equipment should be inspected by an accredited independent party every six to 12 months. Sydney Safety Training can provide regular safety equipment inspections.

The PCBU is responsible for providing all working at heights PPE.

To ensure compliance in NSW, you should retain copies of:

  • Risk assessments
  • Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS)
  • Training records
  • Emergency and rescue plans
  • Equipment maintenance logs

You must protect your protective equipment when it’s not in use! Store items in a cool, dry and well-ventilated area where they will be out of harm’s way and not prone to damage or unnecessary wear and tear.

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