®Working at Height Limited™

FORMAL RECORD REQUEST PROCESS

Too often technical credentials are used for securing contracts and promoting courses whereas the claims may be bogus, out of date or possibly non-compliant with the data associated with the instructor, reported standards and/or programs.

It is your role to ensure professionalism is maintained by researching the validity of institutional and individual integrity and the supporting records management of the qualification and acceptance practice.

You are the frontline of accident and injury prevention. It begins in the discovery phase of program and instructor services for hire.

The investigative management process that endorses the future integrity and safety of your program and personnel begins with the interview and fact checking of course or client selection.

It is important to verify programs and instructors.

An example of fraudulent claims and programs is located here for your review: Web Address

Liability is a significant motivating factor in risk management. It begins at this developmental level.

The selection process of instructor cadre and training programs should be taken as if your life, company, team or agency reputation depends upon it, because it does! The public is reliant upon the safety and efficacy of service providers.

It is imperative that Working at Height Limited members have transparency, authenticity and are legal in their representation of the Association and its mission, vision, goals and ethics.

Instructor Qualification: qualified level of teaching conformity

Course Approval: qualified to the level of standard conformity

Enforcement

FORMAL SAFETY REQUEST

We encourage project managers and agencies who are hosting or seeking the services of technical courses or instructors to verify and check the credentials for safety and ethics.

If you have an accident or safety complaint you wish to report that you witnessed regarding Working at Height Limited qualified members or a listed program, please follow this formal process to open an audit.

Please review our list of service providers here: Web Address

To submit a formal request of information please follow these instructions on a word document;

What agency or entity you are representing?

Your contact information

Agency or department information

Company (Instructor) Provider

Reason for request

Inquiry information respectively naming the specific: company or Instructor

Requests will be presented to the regional board and the course-instructor provider, all inquiries are welcome and supported in the spirit of co-operation, confidentiality and ethics.

TRAINING CONTRACT AGREEMENT AND OBLIGATION POLICY

Working at Height Limited Association Policy: 4.1.52

The Working at Height Limited training contract agreement and obligation policy is for understanding and comprehension of the duties, roles and responsibilities of instructors who enter into agreement and obligations with their role as an instructor, coach or guide; regarding associations, companies or training course providers.

Working at Height Limited is vested in professional development and the role of service providers reputation: 5.0TC.

Company and Instructor responsibilities begin with the contract phase that lays out determined agreements between both parties that define the relationship, duties, roles and responsibilities.

This includes violations, termination or end of contract obligations and may include other clauses.

An authorized provider is a company or individual that signs an agreement permitting training, products or services to be provided/produced within a company or by a third-party instructor using the resources and materials explained in the contract agreement under license to the licensee or representative party.

Terms and conditions of a training qualification have specific agreements and obligations on behalf of the certificate holder.

These qualification terms are determined values of contract of service performance, representation of standards and contain obligations of conformity, records and safety practices.

Likeminded reciprocity of agreements is also determined by the distribution of a course completion ‘certificate’ issued by a qualified instructor.

Consider a certification a contract agreement between an instructor-service provider and a student who has successfully completed all phases of course instruction and is subsequently awarded a certificate for a specified period of time and under a specific category, framework, or level of skill.

These certifications fall under the categories of understanding, participation, completion and performance.

Likewise, instructor certification compliance agreements fall under similar obligations based on their level and hours of the related skill, performance, knowledge base and presentation of training.

Termination of instructor status can be attributed due to injury or illness, retirement, violations of practice or conformity, academic dishonesty, fraud, counterfeit, safety or accident assessments or leaving the field.

Association Membership affiliation also has applicable rules, agreements, codes, policies and responsibilities.

Enforcement of these contract agreement and obligations is the reciprocity of the standard and duty of care for
Contract law and legal agreements.

These are directed at the consent of all involved parties to define restrictions and specifications of the terms and conditions in the scope of a business contract or certification.
There may be applicable fees, penalties and payment terms, restrictions and conditions.

These written promises are provided by business entities to refrain from specific actions as defined by the documents.

When both parties agree on the obligations and terms of the agreements, a contract is legally binding under the region, nation or law of the land and may not be limited to Admiralty and Maritime law or International Law of the Sea.

The agreement becomes a surety of that covenant per both of the signatory parties.

Terminating or coming to the end of the contract life of the agreement may have specified clauses of these actions that are enforceable by law if violated.

Some service provision contracts may be termed: Non-Competition Agreement, covenant not to compete, Non-Compete Agreement, or release and waiver of liability. They are designed to prevent specific actions of the Companies interests.

This is to restrict the agreement holder from working, selling or creating industry products, or services, or engage in any other way representation of any other business of a similar nature per the business of the company without expressed written consent.

And not limited to; engage with the providing Company clients or solicit their clients for the benefit of a third party that is engaged in similar business to that of the Company under specific criteria for a determined amount of time and restrictions.

And to protect sensitive information about an entity or to compete with creating a ‘like’ business in the future set forth by the agreement terms.

These types of documents can prohibit an individual from working in the same field due to ‘trade secrets’ or ‘intellectual property’ that are passed on by the contract bearer for a predetermined amount of time.

There are a variety of agreement types, such as independent contractor, employee and release of non-compete agreement to name a few.

If a business (profession, trade) non-compete clause is blatantly breached, legal notices from these businesses or organizations can be sent that may be enforceable by International, Federal, State, County or any other Local laws with penalties applied or country of origin laws.

The Working at Height Limited does not set, suggest or determine the public or private tuition or sale fees of Working at Height Limited approved instructors or course providers. Nor does it engage in financial disputes regarding fees for training, students, equipment, or courses.

All Working at Height Limited membership parties are responsible for representing their sole company or agency pricing, collection of fees, refunds, exchanges, cancellations and required business and insurance needs. Working at Height Limited does not supply insurance to its membership.

The Working at Height Limited is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to instructor and course accreditation for conformity and compliance to service providers.

The Working at Height Limited demands the highest ethical performance by all course providers, instructors and staff.

Review

Agreements between parties are performed by but not limited to:

• Companies
• Associations
• Membership
• Instructor
• Agency-government

Review your contract obligations, seek legal counsel, understand your responsibilities and termination or expiration requirements. Your duties, roles and functions under contract are not to be taken lightly.

They can have positive and negative influences not only for you the individual, but for a society, clients and reputation of all involved.

Please refer to a contract lawyer for the specifics of your contracting; expiration, breach, or termination.

References:

Contract: a binding agreement between two or more persons or parties, a business arrangement for the supply of goods or services at a fixed price

Obligation: something (such as a formal contract, a promise, or the demands of conscience or custom) that obligates one to a course of action

Responsibility: the quality or state of being responsible: such as: Countable, Duty to deal with, Interests, Moral, Legal, or Mental Accountability – Irish Law Guide, Legislation Gov UK, Black’s Law Dictionary; 11th Edition Deluxe USA – Oxford Dictionary, Collins Dictionary.
Contract-An Agreement between two or more parties creating obligations that are enforceable or otherwise recognizable at law

Copyright-The right to copy; specifically, a property right in an original work of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression, giving the holder the exclusive right to reproduce, adapt, distribute, perform, and display the work. Copyright law is governed by the Copyright Act of 1967.