The Working at Height Training Course is an online awareness programme designed to teach individuals how to work safely above ground level — whether using ladders, scaffolding, or access equipment. This course helps reduce the risk of falls, injuries, and accidents caused by unsafe work at height practices.
This RoSPA-approved and CPD-accredited online course follows HSE Work at Height Regulations 2005, making it ideal for anyone whose role involves working at height — including construction workers, roofers, maintenance staff, window cleaners, and telecom engineers.
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Includes a 10% discount for 10+ courses
100% online training available 24/7
RoSPA approved and CPD accredited — the gold standard for height online training in the UK
30 minutes from start to certificate — the fastest route to compliant working at height training
Study on any device (desktop, mobile or tablet)
Instant printable digital certificate upon passing
75% pass mark with free unlimited retakes if you don't get it first time
Audit-ready records for HSE, insurers, and ISO inspectors
Just £14 with bulk discounts up to 40% for group bookings
Get more value from your training by purchasing in bulk. Secure a lower rate today and use your courses whenever it suits you. You can even mix and match different courses — your discount applies across your entire order.
By the end of this height training course, learners will know how to:
The course combines interactive lessons, visual demonstrations, and real-world examples, helping learners gain the confidence to work safely and responsibly at height.
This online working at height course is independently approved by RoSPA (the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents) and accredited by the CPD Certification Service — the two most widely recognised marks of quality for health and safety training in the UK.
It's built around current HSE guidance and the Work at Height Regulations 2005, so the certificate you earn is recognised and valued by employers, insurers and site managers nationwide.
With interactive modules, practical examples, and clear visual guidance, learners can engage with key safety principles quickly and effectively.
Falls from height remain one of the leading causes of workplace fatalities and serious injuries in the UK. This course helps you:
Taking this course helps learners:
Completing this course supports a proactive health and safety culture in your workplace and strengthens your compliance with national safety regulations.
The training is divided into five short, interactive modules:
1. Introduction to Working at Height
2. Understanding the Risks and Hazards
3. Using Ladders, Platforms & Fall Protection Equipment
4. Risk Assessment and Safe Work Practices
5. Legal Responsibilities under the Work at Height Regulations 2005
Each module includes interactive questions and short reviews to reinforce learning and prepare you for the final multiple-choice assessment.
Discounts apply automatically across your order — and you can mix and match different courses, so working at height, manual handling, fire safety and the rest all count towards the same volume tier.
Don't pass first time? Retake it free, as many times as you need.
The moment you pass, your digital certificate is generated instantly and is fully downloadable and printable for your records or your employer's audit file. The certificate shows the course name, completion date, and a recommended expiry date of three years from issue.
This course is designed as a general awareness programme for anyone working — or supervising work — at height, including:
Construction workers, roofers and scaffolders
Building maintenance and facilities staff
Window cleaners
Warehouse and logistics employees working at height
Telecom and utility engineers
Painters, decorators and signage installers
Site managers, supervisors and health and safety officers
It works just as well as an induction course for new starters as it does for refresher training for experienced staff. Out of our range of suitable courses for site-based teams, it's one of the most popular.
If you're an HR manager, health and safety officer, training coordinator or office administrator looking after compliance for a larger team, this course is built to make your job easier — not harder.
Buy any number of seats in a single transaction, assign them to colleagues as and when you need to, and keep everything organised under one admin account. New starter joining next month? Buy the seat now and assign it the day they walk in.
Everything an admin needs in one place:
One admin login, unlimited learners — assign courses and individual login details in seconds
Live progress tracking — see who's completed, who's in progress, and who hasn't started, so you can prompt the right people instead of chasing the whole site
Automatic certificates — every successful completion is logged against the learner's name and downloadable for your audit file
Audit-ready records — completion dates, certificate numbers and expiry dates stored centrally, exactly what HSE inspectors, insurers and ISO auditors want to see
Add new starters anytime — buy seats now, assign them as people join
One invoice, one VAT receipt — single payment, bulk discount applied automatically
For larger rollouts across multiple sites or departments, we offer custom onboarding and account management. Call 0808 164 2780 or email info@workingatheightscourse.co.uk and we'll set your organisation up.
Yes. Under the Work at Height Regulations 2005, employers must ensure anyone working at height is competent — which means properly trained. This applies to a huge range of jobs, from roofers and scaffolders to delivery drivers using tail lifts and warehouse staff on raised platforms.
Any work in a place where a person could fall a distance liable to cause personal injury — that includes work at or below ground level, such as working over an excavation, as well as the more obvious work on roofs, ladders, scaffolds or MEWPs.
Most workplace fatalities from height involve falls from ladders, falls through fragile roofs, and falls from edges or openings. The common causes are overreaching, using the wrong access equipment, poor planning, missing edge protection, and skipping basic safety practice under time pressure. This course covers each of them.
The Work at Height Regulations 2005 set out a clear hierarchy of control measures: first, avoid working at height where possible; second, use equipment to prevent falls (such as guard rails or scaffolding); and finally, use equipment to minimise the consequences of a fall (such as harnesses, nets or airbags). The course walks through each step with real examples.
The course gives a general awareness of safe use, inspection and selection of ladders, stepladders, podium steps, scaffolding, MEWPs (cherry pickers and scissor lifts), and fall protection PPE including harnesses, lanyards and anchor points.
About 30 minutes. You can complete it in one sitting or break it up and study at your own pace.
Yes. RoSPA approval and CPD accreditation from the CPD Certification Service make this height training certificate accepted by UK employers, insurers and regulators nationwide.
75% is the pass mark on the multiple choice assessment. If you don't make it first time, you can retake it as many times as you need at no extra cost.
Yes. Your digital certificate is generated instantly when you pass and is fully downloadable and printable. The certificate carries your name, the course name, the date of completion, and a recommended expiry date.
We recommend refresher training every three years, or sooner if your role changes, the regulations are updated, or your employer's risk assessment requires it.
Yes. The course is accredited by the CPD Certification Service and counts towards your Continuing Professional Development record.
Instantly. The moment your payment goes through, your individual login details arrive by email and you can start the course straight away — usually within 60 seconds.
No. The course runs entirely in your browser on any device — desktop, laptop, tablet or phone. No downloads, no software, no plugins.
Yes. Your progress is saved automatically. Start on your laptop in the office, pick it up on your phone in the van, finish on the iPad at home.
Yes. Payments are processed through industry-standard, PCI-compliant payment providers with full SSL encryption. We never see or store your card details.
Yes. We'll refund you in full as long as you haven't started the course. Just contact us before logging in for the first time and we'll process it straight away. Once you've started the course, the training material has been delivered, so refunds aren't available at that point.
Yes. A full VAT receipt is emailed automatically the moment payment completes. You can also download it any time from your account.
Use the "Forgot password" link on the login page and you'll be back in within a minute. If you have any trouble, our UK-based support team can help on 0808 164 2780.
Our UK-based support team is available [Mon–Fri 9am–5pm] by phone, email or live chat. Most queries are answered within an hour during working hours.
Yes. For orders of 10 or more seats, we can issue a proforma invoice for payment by BACS. Email info@workingatheightscourse.co.uk or call 0808 164 2780 to set this up.
Yes. We work with procurement teams across the UK and accept POs for larger orders. Just send yours to info@workingatheightscourse.co.uk and we'll get your organisation set up.
No — seats remain on your account until you assign and use them, so you can buy in bulk now and onboard new starters whenever they join. (Confirm against your actual policy.)
Yes. As long as the candidate hasn't started the course, you can reassign the seat to another team member from your admin dashboard at no extra charge.
Yes. For orders over 500 seats, or rollouts across multiple sites, we offer tailored pricing, dedicated account management and custom onboarding. Call 0808 164 2780 or email info@workingatheightscourse.co.uk.
We're fully GDPR-compliant. Learner data is stored securely on UK/EU servers, only used to deliver the course and certificates, and never shared with third parties. Full details are in our Privacy Policy.
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