50% theory and 50% practice.
Participants must have an understanding of the following:
a) User instructions and labeling of fall protection equipment;
b) Storage, control and maintenance of fall protection equipment:

1. Disposal criteria for equipment;
2. Control and maintenance
3. Maintenance and storage.’
   c) Systems in fall protection:
4. Positioning;
5. Fall arrest;
6. Rescue equipment.
   d) Risk assessment:
7. Safe Job Analysis (SJA)
8. Barriers (technical, organizational and human);
9. Choice of rescue solution and equipment.
   e) Rescue plan/preparedness:
10. Requirements for a rescue plan;
11. Preparedness and expected response time;
12. Basic principles for first aid, including hanging trauma;
13. Examples of rescue equipment and methods.
    f) Falling to a lower level:
14. Dangers of fall forces and fall energy;
15. Tools that can damage the equipment;
    g) Need for, and methods for cordoning off, areas when working at height;
    h) Ergonomics – advantages and disadvantages of different mounting options in the harness (EN 358 and EN 813)