Arco Professional Safety Services gain LEEA accreditation
LEEA accreditation for training courses on working safely at height and rescue at height
ARCO Professional Safety Services now accredited providers of Lifting Engineers Equipment Association (LEEA) working at height training courses, making the safety services company the first UK training course provider to be accredited for working at height and rescue at height in conjunction with the LEEA.
The LEEA is established across the world as the leading trade association for all those involved in the lifting industry. Arco Professional Safety Services have been a trading member of the body since 2013 and offer a variety of working at height training courses that cover safe working practices and the correct usage of fall-protection and fall-arrest equipment.
With working at height instances becoming more frequent in the lifting industry, the LEEA has collaborated with Arco Professional Safety Services to ensure those in the industry are trained in safe working methods. The LEEA-accredited working-at-height training courses that Arco Professional Safety Services offer are: Working Safely at Height (one day); and Rescue at Height (one day).
The Working Safely at Height course aims to educate delegates on the correct use of harnesses and fall-protection equipment through both theoretical and practical training and assessments. The Rescue at Height course provides the knowledge and practical experience to perform rescues at height, examined through a simulated rescue under the supervision of an instructor.
Arco Professional Safety Services offers the two courses at all five of their Safety Centres located across the UK, meaning all LEEA members can access the courses in a location convenient to them, with the reassurance that the training they receive will be of identical merit and content as their colleagues nationwide. In some cases, the training can also be completed at a customers’ site.
Steve Dawson, training manager at Arco Professional Safety Services, commented: ‘As working at height experts, we are always keen to expand and strengthen our safety training offering. Through discussions with the LEEA, we understood that working at height safety was a growing concern in the lifting industry that Arco Professional Safety Services was well placed to address.
‘No matter the industry, working at height safety should be a priority for all employers and this accreditation allows us to train and educate more people in the importance of correct working practices which we take pride in.’
