Fall Protection
Safety Essential in Elevated Work Environments$149.95*
CREDENTIAL
Training Certificate
3-Year Validity
LOCATION
340-1275 Venables St, Vancouver, BC
DURATION
Approx. 8 hours
Time: 08:30 - 16:30
CLASS SIZE
Max. 14 participants
ASSESSMENT
Theoretical & Practical
Course Description
Gain essential skills in fall protection to safeguard yourself and others in elevated workspaces. This comprehensive course covers regulatory requirements, hazard identification, proper equipment usage, emergency procedures, and hands-on simulations based off of British Columbia’s legislation.
Ideal for workers, supervisors, and safety officers across industries like construction and manufacturing, this training fosters a safety-oriented mindset and empowers participants to prevent falls and promote workplace safety effectively.
The course is a comprehensive study of fall protection and offers instruction on areas such as (but not limited to):
- Explaining the importance of fall protection
- Identifying fall protection systems and components
- Calculating Free Fall Distance and Minimum Clearance Required
- Fall protection planning and procedures
Course Outline
Introduction
- Course Objectives
- Additional Training
- Legislation Overview
- Due Diligence
System Components
- Full Body Harness
- Anchors and Anchorages
- Connecting components
- Lifelines (Life Safety Rope), Fall Arresters, and Horizontal Lifelines
- Energy Absorbers, Lanyards, and Self-Retracting Devices
Fall Protection Systems
- Personal Fall Arrest Systems
- Collective Fall Arrest Systems
- Control Zones
- Work positioning systems
- Ladders
Calculations
- Fall Clearance
- Arresting Force and Free Fall Distance
- Swing Falls and Calculating Clearance with an SRD
Planning and Procedures
- Unsafe Conditions
- Consequence of Fall Injuries
- Fall Hazards
- Controlling Hazards – Hierarchy of Control
- Fall Protection Plans
- Safeguarding
- Procedures in Place of Fall Protection Equipment
- Rescue and Escape Planning
Time:
- 08:30 - 16:30
Admission
- Recommended CLB 7 (Canadian Language Benchmark)—Equivalent to IELTS 6, TOEFL 77-99 or CELPIP 7
*Price quoted are in Canadian funds, per person, per registration, and does not include any applicable taxes. Subject to change without prior notice.
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