SA001A Smart Awards – OH Safety Awareness Training in Portadown, Northern Ireland
Duration: 1 Day
Locations: Portadown, Northern Ireland
Price: £220 (ex VAT)
OH Safety delivers the SA001A Smart Awards – OH Safety Awareness course for individuals who oversee engineers or carry out Overhead Survey tasks within external overhead telecommunications networks.
This awareness-level accreditation ensures learners understand the hazards, risks, and best practices associated with overhead telecom infrastructure—without the need for climbing activities.
Open to anyone aged 16+, this qualification provides essential safety knowledge for those responsible for supervising or evaluating overhead installations.
Who Should Attend?
This course is ideal for:
- Supervisors overseeing telecom engineers
- Individuals conducting overhead survey work
- Project managers and site leads within telecoms
- Civils and utilities personnel assessing overhead structures
- Anyone working around ladders and wooden poles but not required to climb
Suitable for all new entrants and existing workers who must demonstrate compliance with industry safety standards.
Course Aim
The aim of the SA001A accreditation is to equip learners with the knowledge and awareness required to:
- Understand hazards associated with overhead telecom environments
- Identify potential risks relating to ladders, poles, and joint user structures
- Apply safe working practices in line with health and safety legislation
- Oversee or survey overhead work safely and competently
This course focuses on situational knowledge and awareness rather than practical climbing elements.
Learning Outcomes
Learners completing this course will be able to:
- Ensure safe working practices
- Demonstrate proficiency in accessing a pole using a ladder.
- Understand applicable health and safety laws and industry best practices.
- Acquire knowledge on accessing a pole using a ladder.
- Learn how to conduct pole inspections.
- Understand safe practices when working on joint user poles.
Certification
Upon successful completion, learners will receive a Smart Awards SA001A OH Safety Awareness Certificate.
This qualification is valid for 3 years, after which a refresher course is required to maintain accreditation.