If you are one of the Employees in Warehouse and Logistics, working at height is part of the job - and so is the legal duty that comes with it. Here is what Employees in Irish Warehouse and Logistics 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 Warehouse and Logistics work that means you should:
- Report defects and unsafe conditions
- Use access equipment as trained
- Follow the safe system of work
- Never take shortcuts at height
The Warehouse and Logistics hazards Employees must control
In Warehouse and Logistics, the falls that Employees most often have to prevent involve falling stock from height, order-picker and MEWP misuse in narrow aisles and climbing racking instead of using equipment. Never use racking as a ladder. Provide proper access equipment and train staff that the cost of a missed pick is nothing beside a fall.
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 Warehouse and Logistics.
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 Warehouse and Logistics before it becomes an incident. That only happens when supervisors are trained too.
Competence is not the same as experience. A worker who has used ladders for twenty years can still carry twenty years of bad habits. Refresher training matters for Employees in Warehouse and Logistics precisely because confidence drifts away from the rules over time, and a quick refresher resets it.
Frequently asked questions
Do Employees in Warehouse and Logistics 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 Warehouse and Logistics stay compliant without losing a work day.
More on staying safe at height
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 warehouse and logistics: 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.
The cheapest control is always to avoid the work at height in the first place. For employees in warehouse and logistics, that can mean long-handled tools, lowering the task to ground level, or designing the job so no one needs to climb. Where that is impossible, collective protection such as guardrails and platforms beats personal protection every time.
Get certified today
Do not wait for an HSA inspection or a near miss to act. Employees in Warehouse and Logistics 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.
