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This United Rentals one-day course is a mandatory requirement for employees who are required to undertake visual inspections of specified lifting and height safety equipment.

The course provides participants with the knowledge and skills required to be regarded as a competent person, enabling them to conduct inspections in accordance with United Rentals procedures, documentation, and technical specifications.

SafeWork Australia defines a competent person as “a person who has acquired, through training, qualification or experience, the knowledge and skills to carry out the task.”

As a Technical Inspector at United Rentals, your role is to verify equipment compliance and determine serviceability. 

This includes:

  • Accurately recording inspection outcomes using approved company documentation

  • Tagging and quarantining unserviceable equipment

  • Reporting inspection findings to the appropriate supervisor

A critical component of this role is the safe conduct of inspections, including:

  • Correct use of personal protective equipment (PPE)

  • Application of safe manual handling techniques

  • Establishment of a safe inspection area

  • Ensuring work is carried out safely for yourself and others

Units Delivered

The following units will be included in your certificate:

P00862 - United Rentals Competent Person: Lifting & Height Safety Gear Inspections

Course Delivery

This course can be delivered/assessed in the workplace or at facility organised by the training provider.

Course Durations

Course durations can vary for multiple reasons, so the durations below are the minimum possible amount.

Face-to-Face Face to Face contact time of at least 7 Hours

  • Participants must be nominated by their Supervisor or Manager and be employed in a role that requires the inspection of specified lifting and height safety equipment.

  • There are no formal prerequisite qualifications for entry to this course.

While there are no formal entry requirements, relevant industry experience is recommended. Competence to undertake equipment inspection tasks is demonstrated through a combination of training, skills, knowledge, experience, and ongoing supervision, in accordance with the model Work Health and Safety Regulations.

Under the model Work Health and Safety Regulations, certain inspection and verification tasks may only be carried out by a competent person, defined as a person who has acquired, through training, qualification or experience, the knowledge and skills to carry out the task. Completion of this course forms part of that process, but does not, on its own, confer competence.

This course is authored and delivered in English. Participants must have sufficient language, literacy, and numeracy skills to understand training content, assessment requirements, and workplace documentation. If language may present a barrier to participation, please contact us to discuss reasonable adjustments. United Rentals and Heightsafe Solutions are committed to providing accessible and inclusive training.

This certificate has an industry recommended renewal period of 60 months

Assessment Activities

Assessments are conducted during face-to-face training sessions in the workplace and are designed to confirm the participant’s ability to perform inspection tasks in accordance with United Rentals procedures and applicable WHS requirements.

Performance-Based Assessment Tasks

Participants are required to prepare for and undertake lifting and height safety equipment inspections, demonstrating the ability to:

Legislative, Procedural & Risk Knowledge

  • Locate and recognise relevant legislation, Codes of Practice, and Standards applicable to lifting and height safety equipment

  • Source and apply company SOPs to inspection activities

  • Describe human factors that may impact inspectors and the conduct of inspection work

  • Describe environmental factors that may impact inspection activities

  • Identify hazards and nominate appropriate risk controls for a range of inspection scenarios

  • Select and use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) for inspection tasks

Equipment Knowledge & Recognition

Participants are required to demonstrate knowledge of basic material properties for alloy metals and synthetic fibres and to recognise the following equipment types:

Height Safety Equipment

  • Personal fall-arrest systems and components

  • Full body harnesses and harness attachments

  • Lanyards (including energy-absorbing lanyards)

  • Static and dynamic lifelines

  • Rope grabs and fall arrest devices

  • Anchorage connectors and anchorage points

  • Connectors, karabiners, and hooks

  • Rescue and descent devices

  • Height safety systems or  components as nominated during course delivery

Lifting Gear

  • Manual and powered lifting equipment

  • Alloy lifting chains, chain slings, and chain sling components

  • Synthetic lifting slings (round and flat) and synthetic sling components

  • Wire rope slings and wire rope sling components

  • Shackles, eyebolts, lifting lugs, rigging screws, and turnbuckles

  • Manual chain blocks and lever hoists

  • Lifting beams, clamps, and lifting devices

  • Lifting gear systems or components as nominated during course delivery

Technical Information & Compliance

  • Access and interpret manufacturer technical data sheets and advisory notifications

  • Locate and interpret equipment markings in accordance with manufacturer guidance

  • Recognise discard criteria for nominated equipment types as covered during course delivery

  • Identify commonly encountered failure modes for a range of equipment types

Practical Inspection Skills

  • Select and correctly set up nominated equipment for inspection

  • Conduct a methodical inspection using sight, touch, function, and measurement checks

  • Demonstrate correct use of measuring instruments, including tape measures and vernier callipers

  • Apply labels and tags correctly, and identify when tagging is not appropriate

  • Record inspection findings using a register or log

  • Apply quarantine, fault reporting, and send-for-service/repair procedures

  • Clean the work area, stow equipment correctly, and report inspection findings on completion

Documentation Requirements

Participants must complete all required documentation to the specified standard, including:

  • Attendance register and competency outcome record

  • Lifting equipment inspection record task sheets

  • Lifting equipment service record task sheets

Theory Assessment

Candidates are required to successfully complete four records of inspection ( two lifting gear & two x height safety equipment) using United Rentals documents.

There is no separate written theory assessment for this course. 

Knowledge requirements are assessed through verbal questioning and observation during practical activities.

Other Evidence Collection

The Heightsafe Solutions Trainer/Assessor completes an observation checklist documenting required performance outcomes for each participant.

Photographic and video evidence of task completion may be collected and stored securely with the training records for the session. Participants will be advised in advance. Please notify the trainer prior to commencement if there are security, privacy, or personal concerns regarding the collection of this evidence.

This course does not lead to a nationally recognised certificate