Fall Protection for British Columbia (BC)
Safety Essential in Elevated Work Environments$149.95*
CREDENTIAL
Certification Card
3-Year Validity
LOCATION
340-1275 Venables St, Vancouver, BC
DURATION
Approx. 7-8 hours
Time: 08:30 - 16:30
CLASS SIZE
Max. 14 participants
PREREQUISITES
English CLB 5
Course Description
This Fall Protection training is based off of British Columbia’s legislation, integrating industry best practices and is ultimately designed to exceed industry standards.
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
Do you work in Ontario and Alberta?
Get certified and work confidently across Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia (BC) with our CPO-approved 3-for-1 Fall Protection (Working at Heights) training. The 3-for-1 training is fully compliant with each province’s safety standards.
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 5 (Canadian Language Benchmark)—Equivalent to IELTS 5.5, TOEFL 61-67 or CELPIP 5
*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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