If you are one of the Employees in Roofing, working at height is part of the job - and so is the legal duty that comes with it. Here is what Employees in Irish Roofing need to know, and how a Working at Heights Course keeps you covered.
The responsibilities of Employees
You also have legal duties: to take care of yourself and others, and to use the training and equipment provided. In day-to-day Roofing work that means you should:
- Never take shortcuts at height
- Report defects and unsafe conditions
- Use access equipment as trained
- Wear and check PPE provided
The Roofing hazards Employees must control
In Roofing, the falls that Employees most often have to prevent involve unsafe ladder access to the roof, falls from the roof edge or eaves and falls through fragile or aged roof sheets. Fragile-roof work is one of the HSA's top fatal-fall causes. Crawl boards, perimeter protection and a documented rescue plan are expected before anyone steps onto the roof.
The Working at Heights Course makes compliance simple
The practical fix is straightforward. 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 Employees in Roofing.
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 Employees in Roofing before it becomes an incident. That only happens when supervisors are trained too.
Falls from height remain one of the leading causes of serious and fatal workplace injury in Ireland, year after year. The pattern is depressingly consistent for Employees in Roofing: a short task, a familiar setting, a ladder or platform that seemed fine, and a single moment of overreach. Proper training breaks that pattern by making the safe choice the automatic one.
Frequently asked questions
Do Employees in Roofing 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 Employees best?
The Working at Heights Course covers the duties of Employees and all other roles in one accredited, online programme.
How long does it take?
About 45 minutes online, with a same-day certificate, so Employees in Roofing 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 employees in roofing 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.
Insurers now ask directly whether your team holds current Working at Heights certification before they price a policy or settle a claim involving employees in roofing. A worker hurt at height with no Working at Heights Certificate turns a defensible incident into an indefensible one, and that follows your premium for years.
Get certified today
Do not wait for an HSA inspection or a near miss to act. Employees in Roofing 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.
