Fall Protection Chamber

The Fall Protection Chamber of the IWH Professional Body represent practitioners involved with Fall Arrest and Fall Prevention in South Africa.  Fall arrest is the use of fall arrest equipment designed to arrest a fall of a person working in a fall risk position. Fall Prevention is the use of systems or safe working practices that inherently protects the person from being exposed to a fall risk.

The IWH Professional Body recognises the following high-risk skills programmes within the FALL PROTECTION industry, and therefore designate the competent and experienced persons accordingly:

IWH PB APPROVED LICENSE TO OPERATE specializing as a:

1.

BASIC
FALL ARREST OPERATOR

A ‘Basic Fall Arrest Operator’ is a person who has been trained in the identification and safe use of fall arrest equipment. Persons requiring this skills programme are typically required to climb structures and position themselves safely while performing work at height. They do not partake in emergency operations and must therefore work under supervision of a person who is qualified/skilled to carry out rescue procedures from fall arrest systems.

Criteria for Obtaining Recognition

To be recognised with the IWH Prof Body as a Basic Fall Arrest Operator, the licensee must comply with the following minimum requirements:

Academic Component

Must have completed the following NQF registered unit standard:

(If the person has not completed this Unit Standard but have proof of experience, the person can also complete the IWH PB’s RPL assessment, and if found competent, the person will be licensed accordingly).

(Training and assessment must be conducted by a SETA ETQA/QCTO accredited and IWH Professional Body recognised training provider)

Other criteria

Criteria for re-licensing

CERTIFIED WORK AT HEIGHT TECHNICIAN specializing as a:

2.

FALL ARREST
TECHNICIAN

The skill set of a ‘Fall Arrest Technician‘ includes that of a basic fall arrest technician / fall arrest operator, with the addition of basic rescue skills, to rescue a person from height. Basic rescue skills require a point of safety below, and typically only include lowering of the casualty. A Fall Arrest Technician is a suitable supervisor for a single/small work team that operate where lowering rescues are possible and the fall arrest systems are not of a complex nature.

Criteria for Obtaining Recognition

To be recognised with the IWH Prof Body as a Fall Arrest Technician the licensee must comply with the following minimum requirements:

Academic Component

Must have completed the following NQF registered unit standard:

(If the person has not completed this Unit Standard but have proof of experience, the person can also complete the IWH PB’s RPL assessment, and if found competent, the person will be licensed accordingly).

(Training and assessment must be conducted by a SETA ETQA/QCTO accredited and IWH Professional Body recognised training provider)

Other criteria

Criteria for re-licensing

3. The Fall Protection Planner has 3 levels:

CERTIFIED WORK AT HEIGHT TECHNICIAN specializing as a:

3.1

FALL protection
planner

A registered Fall Protection Planner is a professional responsible for the planning of safety and protection of people working at height where there is a risk of injury from a fall. The first level of Fall Protection Planners is able to developing a Fall Protection Plan for a minimum of ONE work at height access method.

Criteria for Obtaining Recognition

To be recognised with the IWH Prof Body as a Fall Protection Planner, the licensee must comply with the following minimum requirements:

Academic Component

Must have completed the following NQF registered unit standard:

(If the person has not completed this training but have proof of experience, the person can also complete the IWH PB’s RPL assessment, and if found competent, the person will be licensed accordingly).

(Training and assessment must be conducted by a SETA ETQA/QCTO accredited and IWH Professional Body recognised training provider)

Other criteria

Criteria for re-licensing

CERTIFIED WORK AT HEIGHT PRACTITIONER specializing as a:

3.2

ADVANCED FALL protection
planner

A registered Advanced Fall Protection Planner is a professional responsible for the planning of safety and protection of people working at height where there is a risk of injury from a fall. The second level of Fall Protection Planners is able to developing a Fall Protection Plan/s for a minimum of THREE work at height access method.

Criteria for Obtaining Recognition

To be recognised with the IWH Prof Body as a Advanced Fall Protection Planner, the licensee must comply with the following minimum requirements:

Academic Component

Must have completed the following NQF registered unit standard:

(If the person has not completed this training but have proof of experience, the person can also complete the IWH PB’s RPL assessment, and if found competent, the person will be licensed accordingly).

(Training and assessment must be conducted by a SETA ETQA/QCTO accredited and IWH Professional Body recognised training provider)

Other criteria

Criteria for re-licensing

CERTIFIED WORK AT HEIGHT PROFESSIONAL specializing as a:

3.3

PROFESSIONAL FALL protection
planner

A registered Professional Fall Protection Planner is a professional responsible for of the planning of safety and protection of people working at height where there is a risk of injury from a fall. The third level of Fall Protection Planners is able to developing a Fall Protection Plan/s for a minimum of SEVEN work at height access method.

Criteria for Obtaining Recognition

To be recognised with the IWH Prof Body as a Professional Fall Protection Planner, the licensee must comply with the following minimum requirements:

Academic Component

Must have completed the following NQF registered unit standard:

(If the person has not completed this training but have proof of experience, the person can also complete the IWH PB’s RPL assessment, and if found competent, the person will be licensed accordingly).

(Training and assessment must be conducted by a SETA ETQA/QCTO accredited and IWH Professional Body recognised training provider)

Other criteria

Criteria for re-licensing

CERTIFIED WORK AT HEIGHT PROFESSIONAL specializing as a:

4.

Fall Arrest
Rescue Coordinator:

The Fall Arrest Rescue Coordinator is a professional designation that ensures that the learner is equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge to enable them to plan and implement fall arrest safety systems on a work site, that is complex or that involves extensive work at height in locations where there is a risk of falling. By extensive, it is implied that work at height is performed for prolonged periods and/or multiple work teams operate and these workers numerous in quantity. The Fall Arrest Rescue Coordinator is a professional designation that enables persons to be assigned to a high level of responsibility in planning and implementing fall arrest safety systems and also in planning and executing rescues from such fall arrest systems, even under complicating circumstances.

In terms of Construction regulations 10 (2014) that enforce the need for a fall protection plan, this designation will provide an individual who will play a crucial role during the planning stages of work at height operations, emergency situation management and the execution of complicated rescues.

Criteria for Obtaining Recognition

For the Professional Designation of Fall Arrest Rescue Coordinator to be awarded, professionals must comply with the following minimum requirements:

Academic Component

Must have completed the following NQF registered unit standard:

(If the person has not completed these Unit Standards but have proof of experience, the person can also complete the IWH PB’s RPL assessment, and if found competent, the person will be licensed accordingly).

(Training and assessment must be conducted by a SETA ETQA/QCTO accredited and IWH Professional Body recognised training provider)

Other criteria

Criteria for re-licensing

CERTIFIED WORK AT HEIGHT PROFESSIONAL specializing as a:

5.

Fall Arrest
Supervisor:

The professionally recognised ‘Fall Arrest Supervisor’ is equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge to plan, implement and supervise fall arrest systems and rescues on a work site that is complex or that involves extensive work at height, in locations where there is a risk of falling.

Criteria for Obtaining Recognition

For the Professional Designation of Fall Arrest Supervisor to be awarded, professionals must comply with the following minimum requirements:

Academic Component

Must have completed the following NQF registered unit standard:

(If the person has not completed these Unit Standards but have proof of experience, the person can also complete the IWH PB’s RPL assessment, and if found competent, the person will be licensed accordingly).

(Training and assessment must be conducted by a SETA ETQA/QCTO accredited and IWH Professional Body recognised training provider)

Other criteria

Criteria for re-licensing