Work at Heights Refresher Training Course Sydney
RIIWHS204E
Issued through
Safe Work at Heights Refresher Training
Sydney Safety Training’s Safe Work at Heights Refresher Course in Sydney is designed for workers whose accreditation has expired or needs to be renewed. This one-day practical refresher programme ensures your RIIWHS204E – Work Safely at Heights certification remains current with WHS Act 2011 requirements and Australian Standards.
This refresher training reinforces essential fall-prevention skills, height-safety procedures, and rescue awareness. It’s ideal for construction, maintenance, roofing, and industrial workers who need to update their ticket to stay site-ready. As part of our nationally-recognised Safety at Heights Training, we can conduct this course from our Villawood training centre or on-site at your Sydney or NSW premises.
Our Work Safely at Heights Refresher prepares you for real-life scenarios. Be ready with Sydney Safety Training!
Why Choose Our Working at Heights Refresher Training
Sydney Safety Training has been delivering accredited height safety refresher training for over 20 years, trusted by clients across the construction, utilities, and government sectors in NSW. As a leading training provider, we offer:
- Nationally recognised qualification
- Experienced trainers
- Hands-on practical focus
- Flexible course delivery
- Small class sizes
- Same-day certification
- Fully compliant facility
- Group and employer options
Participants must have sufficient English language skills to communicate effectively and complete all required course documentation. Those needing instruction in another language will need to arrange and fund their own interpreter.
Course Information
Multiple days every week
7:20 am registration for 7:30 am start
Participants will be reviewed in:
- Regulatory requirements
- Risk Assessment & Hierarchy of Controls
- When Fall Prevention is Required
- Alternate Means of Accessing Heights
- Height Safety Equipment
- Safe Anchoring
- Pre & Post Operational Checks
- Equipment Maintenance
- Rescue Requirements/Practical Rescue Planning
All participants are required to:
- Conduct a site risk assessment
- Correctly fit a harness
- Climb a fixed ladder using a type #1 fall arrestor
- Operate a rope grab
- Use a twin-tail lanyard on a static line while climbing
- Use an inertia reel
- Climb a pole and establish a pole strap
- Establish a temporary anchor point
- Connect to a permanent anchor point
- Conduct a heights self-rescue
- Work as a member of a team in an overhead rescue of a suspended victim
We will provide the Height Safety Training Manual
This training will require you to participate in physical practical exercises. Ensure you are fully aware of the risks before participating and understand the control measures in place.
Learn more about our Mobile Training Centre
If you require onsite training, we can book dates and times to suit you. We take up to ten staff on this course.
- Please remember for onsite training, we need a practical training area approx 3m off the ground where we can safely use ropes and harnesses to simulate a heights accident for your staff to perform the height rescue as well as do a self rescue exercise using a descender.
Go to our online booking form or call 02 9892 3370
Up to ten (10) participants
Following this refresher, you are eligible to enrol in the 1 Day Heights Rescue Operator Course
- Please print off your Heights pre course reading notes here heights-pre-course-notes.
- Print Course Attendance Letter – for all students attending the course.
- Print Height Safety Courses.
Print out and read the:
FAQs
Given the hazardous nature of working at heights, some sites will not accept certification that is older than two years. We therefore recommend renewing your qualification at least every 24 months to ensure compliance and employment opportunities.
Although height safety training certification does not technically expire, many sites will not accept a ticket that is more than two years old.
We strongly recommend you book a work at heights refresher course so that sites continue to allow you on-premise.
Yes, Sydney Safety can visit your workplace, provided you have suitable facilities. We require an access area of at least three metres in height so that we can properly simulate training.
You receive RIIWHS204E – Work Safely at Heights renewed certification.
Simply book a one-day refresher course with Sydney Safety Training to update your RIIWHS204E certification and stay compliant with WHS requirements.
While the WHS Act does not mandate refresher training, many worksites (and their insurers) will not accept Working at Heights certification that is more than two years old.
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Public Course Bookings
$225
Duration
Location
- The following fee structure applies to our Safe Work at Heights training course.
Group Bookings
$1650
Group Discount
- The following fee structure applies to our Safe Work at Heights training course.
Onsite Course Bookings
$2100
Group Discount
Location
- Travel to/from site is $85.00 + GST per hour.
- Airfares & hire car at cost if not organised by client.
- Accommodation if not supplied by client is billed at cost.
- For onsite training, a practical area at least 3 metres high is required to safely use ropes and harnesses for simulated height-rescue and self-rescue exercises.
Vocational Outcomes
This training is based on the National Units of Competency:
RIIWHS204E
Issued through
- All participants will receive a Statement of Attainment with the above units of competency and a plastic card.
- Since the introduction of the national WHS Act 2011, employers have tightened their height safety requirements. In response, we now issue same-day certification for three nationally recognised units of competency, which are suitable for both construction and mining workers.