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Stop Fall! Get Certified under Working at Heights Regulations
This one-day course provides a comprehensive overview of legislated requirements, hazards and hazard controls related to Working at Heights. The course complies with the Ministry of Labour’s Working at Heights Program Standard. By the end of the training, participants will have knowledge and skills that will help them avoid or prevent falls from heights. MTO approved under Safety Guys.
Note: While Working at Heights safety training is an excellent start, site-specific training is also required. Employers must train workers on workplace-specific hazards and equipment. Working at Heights training is valid for three years from the date of completion in the Construction industry.
Who should attend?
This training is intended for workers, supervisors, joint health and safety committee members, health and safety representatives or anyone else who works at heights, works with or supervises people who work at heights.
What you’ll learn
By the end of the training, participants will have knowledge and skills that will help them avoid or prevent falls from heights. Among the topics covered in the course are:
- factors that affect the risk, likelihood and potential severity of incidents involving falls from heights
- warning methods, such as signage, bump lines and barriers, used to identify fall hazards to workers to prevent falls from heights
- proper use, positioning and maintenance of portable ladders and similar equipment
- different types of work position systems that may be available to safely perform a variety of tasks at height, including scaffolds and powered elevating work platforms
- different types of personal fall protection systems, including their limitations, appropriate uses, components, and set-up
- hands-on experience setting up, wearing and using personal fall protection equipment.
Who is the facilitator?
Safety Guys
Duration
1 Day @ 8:30 – 4:30 pm
Investment
$154.50 plus HST, includes parking
Contact
Email Colleen Ringham cringham@loyalistcollege.com or call 613-969-1913 Ext 2497 for question