What is the SA001 Overhead Safety including SA051C Tetra Course?
The SA001 Overhead Safety including SA051C Tetra Course, accredited by Smart Awards, is a comprehensive training program designed for individuals working with overhead hazards in the telecommunications industry. This course covers essential safety procedures for working on ladders and wooden poles, with a particular focus on the SA051C Tetra accreditation. Participants will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to safely work at heights, including pole checking, ladder safety, and understanding the specific risks associated with working around overhead power lines and telecommunications equipment.
The course also incorporates the SA051C Tetra certification, which is crucial for individuals involved in telecommunication infrastructure, providing them with a solid foundation in safety and compliance when working with telecommunication systems.
Course Content
What can I expect from the SA001 Overhead Safety including SA051C Tetra Course?
This course includes both theoretical and practical elements, with a focus on safety and risk management in environments where overhead hazards are prevalent. Key topics covered include:
Entry Requirements
There are no formal entry requirements for the SA001 Overhead Safety including SA051C Tetra Course. This course is suitable for workers over the age of 16 who are involved in telecommunications, construction, utilities, or similar sectors where overhead hazards are present. No prior experience is necessary, but learners must have the physical ability to work with ladders and poles and basic literacy skills to complete the theory assessments.
Assessment
The SA001 Overhead Safety including SA051C Tetra Course is assessed in two parts:
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Mandatory PPE for the SA001 Overhead Safety including SA051C Tetra course includes:
Please note: Without the correct PPE, delegates may be refused entry to the course, and charges will still apply.
Certification
Upon successful completion of the course and assessments, delegates will receive the SA001 Overhead Safety Certificate, accredited by Smart Awards, confirming their competence in working safely around overhead hazards. This certification is valid for three years, after which a refresher course is required for renewal.
Delegates will also receive the SA051C Tetra qualification, providing specific expertise in working with Tetra systems and the associated overhead safety protocols.
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Some training providers offer “SA001 Overhead Safety including SA051C Tetra” as a combined course package. This program bundles the standard SA001 content (ladder and pole safety) with the SA051C – Tetra Leaning Ladder & Flat Roof accreditation. By taking them together, participants get trained not only in pole climbing safety but also in safe practices for using leaning ladders on buildings and accessing flat roofs in a telecom context.
SA051C Tetra is a separate one-day module focused on working safely from ladders and on flat roofs, especially in residential settings. It covers the specific requirements and precautions for using a leaning ladder to reach equipment (for instance, attaching a telecom cable to a house or working at a building’s eaves) and moving onto a flat roof area. During SA051C, learners gain an understanding of the unique hazards of ladder-to-roof access – such as risk of falls from edges, fragile surfaces, or improper ladder positioning – and how to mitigate them. The training emphasises implementing safe working methods with appropriate fall protection (like harnesses, restraint lines, or roof ladders) so that technicians can perform tasks on rooftops safely and in compliance with regulations. Upon completion of SA051C, you’ll know how to set up leaning ladders correctly on a building, how to transition to a flat roof securely, and how to use fall arrest equipment to protect yourself while working at roof level.
The reason SA001 and SA051C are often combined is that SA001 alone does not cover rooftop work. SA001 is limited to poles and standard ladder usage on poles, whereas many telecom jobs also involve climbing onto customer premises or buildings (for example, running cables from a pole to a building’s roof or loft). By obtaining the SA051C accreditation in addition to SA001, a technician is qualified for a broader range of overhead scenarios – essentially, all common “working at height” situations in telecoms: on wooden poles, and on ladders against structures. Training providers package them so that in one go, you earn both certificates and are fully prepared for overhead tasks whether they involve a pole in the street or a roof on a building.
If your work will entail climbing onto houses or flat roofs (like installing antennae or doing installs in multi-dwelling units), it’s wise to take the combined course or add SA051C to your qualifications. The combined course ensures you’re certified in both pole safety and rooftop ladder safety, giving you and your employer confidence that you can handle all overhead work environments safely. As with SA001, the SA051C certification is valid for 3 years, after which a refresher would be needed for that module as well. Ultimately, “SA001 including SA051C Tetra” makes you a more versatile telecom operative, qualified to climb poles and navigate roofs with the proper safety measures in place.
