Working at Heights – Construction (CPO-Approved) – Refresher
This CPO-approved course is for workers who have successfully completed the Working at Heights (CPO approved) training program, and need to be recertified. 36 months after learners complete their Working at Heights certification, they must complete a recertification course to refresh their knowledge. This 4 hour course has been designed to reinforce key learning outcomes of the participants’ original working at heights training and ensure that participants are able to demonstrate their continued knowledge of the correct use of fall protection equipment. Upon completion, learners will be re-certified for another 36 months.
$150.00 per student
* Minimum fee for any on-site Class: $700*
Course Summary
This 4-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 refresh their ability 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?
Anyone who uses fall protection in the construction industry, supervisors, JHSC members, health and safety representatives. Working at Heights training must be completed by all workers who are exposed to fall hazards as defined by the Occupational Health and Safety Act – Ontario Reg. 213/91 Construction Projects.
Workers who require this training must complete a program that has been approved by the Chief Prevention Officer. Learn 2 Lift is an approved training provider.
Approved Training Provider ID Number PRO-36381