If you are one of the Apprentices and New Starters in Manufacturing, working at height is part of the job - and so is the legal duty that comes with it. Here is what Apprentices and New Starters in Irish Manufacturing need to know, and how a Working at Heights Course keeps you covered.
The responsibilities of Apprentices and New Starters
New and young workers are over-represented in fall statistics. Early, proper training sets the habits that protect a whole career. In day-to-day Manufacturing work that means you should:
- Build safe habits from day one
- Complete Working at Heights training before working at height
- Ask before attempting unfamiliar tasks
- Report anything unsafe
The Manufacturing hazards Apprentices and New Starters must control
In Manufacturing, the falls that Apprentices and New Starters most often have to prevent involve roof access for extraction and services, falls from fixed and portable ladders and falls onto moving machinery below. Permit-to-work systems should tie work-at-height tasks to lock-out/tag-out so no one is working above live machinery.
The Working at Heights Course makes compliance simple
You do not need a classroom or a lost work day to fix this. Our Working at Heights Course is delivered fully online, takes about 45 minutes, and issues a downloadable certificate the same day. It is CPD certified, RoSPA approved and QQI aligned, and it is written specifically for Apprentices and New Starters in Manufacturing.
The Working at Heights Training covers the avoid-prevent-minimise hierarchy, ladder and stepladder safety, MEWPs and scaffolds, harnesses and anchor points, and how to carry out a proper risk assessment. Every learner finishes with a recognised Working at Heights Certificate that stands up to HSA inspection and supports your insurance position.
Training that goes beyond the tick-box
Supervision is the quiet control that holds everything together. Even a perfectly trained worker drifts under time pressure, so someone on site needs the knowledge and the authority to stop unsafe work involving Apprentices and New Starters in Manufacturing before it becomes an incident. That only happens when supervisors are trained too.
The most expensive mistake employers make with Apprentices and New Starters in Manufacturing is treating training as a box-ticking exercise. The Health and Safety Authority does not just want a certificate on file; it wants evidence that the worker understood the avoid-prevent-minimise hierarchy and applied it on the day. A genuine Working at Heights Course builds that understanding, which is exactly why our online programme uses real scenarios rather than slides.
Frequently asked questions
Do Apprentices and New Starters in Manufacturing need their own height training?
Yes. Whatever your role, if you plan, supervise or carry out work at height you need a Working at Heights Certificate.
What course suits Apprentices and New Starters best?
The Working at Heights Course covers the duties of Apprentices and New Starters and all other roles in one accredited, online programme.
How long does it take?
About 45 minutes online, with a same-day certificate, so Apprentices and New Starters in Manufacturing stay compliant without losing a work day.
More on staying safe at height
The rescue plan is the part most teams forget. If a worker doing apprentices and new starters in manufacturing falls and is left hanging in a harness, suspension trauma can become life-threatening within minutes. Calling the emergency services is not a rescue plan; having the equipment, the trained people and the method to recover them quickly is. Our Working at Heights Training makes that planning routine.
Get certified today
Do not wait for an HSA inspection or a near miss to act. Apprentices and New Starters in Manufacturing can complete the Working at Heights Course online in 45 minutes and download a certificate the same day. For 10 or more learners, see our team training rates, or contact our team for a tailored quote.
Start the online Working at Heights Training now and put a recognised certificate in every worker's file before the next job at height begins.
