Industrial Working at Heights
This course provides workers in the Industrial sector with the knowledge they need to safely perform work at heights. It is ideal for companies in the industrial sector with employees who regularly use ladders, fall protection equipment and Aerial Work Platforms. It allows companies to meet the Ministry requirement of ensuring that all workers who use fall protection equipment are trained in the safe use of that equipment.
$150.00 per student
* Minimum fee for any on-site Class: $700*
Course Summary
This 8-hour course includes both basic theory and practical equipment training. The basic theory module discusses working at heights hazards and controls, and introduces learners to the basics of fall protection and ladder safety. The practical equipment module focuses on the application, inspection and use of the different fall protection systems (fall arrest, travel restraint, etc.), their components, and their limitations.
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
•Recognize working at heights hazards
•Explain the hierarchy of controls
•Discuss safe work plans
•Identify and assess when ladders are appropriate
•Explain proper inspection, care, and use of ladders
•Describe types of warning methods and physical barriers
•Identify when warning methods and physical barriers are required
•Discuss limitations, application, and storage of different fall protection systems
•Calculate fall distances
•Demonstrate how to inspect the equipment, don and doff a harness, and maintain 100% tie-off
•Discuss the differences between permanent, temporary, and structural anchors
•Select the appropriate fall protection equipment when working on a platform
•Explain the purpose, roles, and responsibilities of workplace parties with respect to a rescue plan
Who should take this course?
This course is targeted towards workers in the industrial sector who use fall protection equipment, such as guardrails, travel restraint or fall arrest.
According to the Ontario Health and Safety Act, all workers in the Industrial sector who are exposed to fall hazards of 3 metres or greater are required to wear fall protection equipment (Ontario Reg. 851, s. 85) and must be trained in how to safely use and care for that equipment (Ontario Reg. 851, s. 79).
Source: https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/900851.
Our course provides the necessary training required to meet these regulations, and ensures that workers will be able to safely complete the tasks they are required to perform at heights.