{"id":53,"date":"2026-08-22T10:59:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T08:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/safcongroup.co.za\/academy\/product\/working-at-heights\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T18:12:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T16:12:54","slug":"working-at-heights","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/safcongroup.co.za\/academy\/product\/working-at-heights\/","title":{"rendered":"Working at Heights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Working at Heights<\/strong> is a 100% online, self-paced SAFCON Training Academy course for employees, supervisors and contractors who need a clear understanding of the hazards and controls associated with work at height.<\/p>\n<p>The programme is focused on South African workplace requirements and practical prevention of falls before work begins.<\/p>\n<h3>Who this course is for<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Employees required to work at height<\/li>\n<li>Supervisors and team leaders<\/li>\n<li>Contractors and maintenance teams<\/li>\n<li>Safety Representatives and HSE personnel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>What you will learn<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>common work-at-height hazards and fall-risk situations;<\/li>\n<li>the importance of planning and risk assessment before work starts;<\/li>\n<li>fall prevention, restraint and fall-arrest principles;<\/li>\n<li>basic equipment awareness and pre-use checks;<\/li>\n<li>safe access, housekeeping and dropped-object controls; and<\/li>\n<li>emergency awareness and the need for suitable rescue arrangements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Course format<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>100% online and self-paced<\/li>\n<li>South African workplace focus<\/li>\n<li>Online assessment<\/li>\n<li>Digital certificate following successful completion<\/li>\n<li>Individual and corporate enrolment options<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Important competence note:<\/strong> This course provides structured training and evidence of learning. Where a specific work-at-height task, appointment or equipment system requires additional practical training, experience or competency verification, the employer remains responsible for ensuring those requirements are met.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How learner access works:<\/strong> After payment confirmation, SAFCON manually registers the learner on our Chamilo online training platform and emails the learner&#8217;s login details. Access to paid courses is not automatic at checkout. Please use the learner&#8217;s correct name and email address.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Need training for a team?<\/strong> Corporate and group enrolments are available. Use the Corporate Quote \/ Purchase Order option or contact SAFCON for assistance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Practical 100% online Working at Heights training covering fall hazards, prevention, safe systems of work and work-at-height awareness for South African workplaces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1055,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[39],"product_tag":[32,34,35,33],"class_list":["post-53","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-construction-work-at-height-training-academy","product_tag-100-online","product_tag-corporate-training-available","product_tag-safcon-training-academy","product_tag-self-paced","first","instock","virtual","taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/safcongroup.co.za\/academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/53","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/safcongroup.co.za\/academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/safcongroup.co.za\/academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/safcongroup.co.za\/academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/safcongroup.co.za\/academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1055"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/safcongroup.co.za\/academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/safcongroup.co.za\/academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=53"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/safcongroup.co.za\/academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=53"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/safcongroup.co.za\/academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=53"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}