Program Overview
This training is mandatory for all those individuals who will be working at heights in the construction industry. Working at heights includes any work where a worker is exposed to a potential fall of three (3) metres (10 feet) or more. This Chief Prevention Officer (CPO)-approved course provides workers and supervisors with the necessary knowledge required to safely work at heights and prevent fall-related accidents. Participants will be instructed on the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and Ontario Regulation 213 on how to correctly select, inspect, maintain and use a wide variety of fall protection components and systems. This training is valid for three years at which time a refresher course is required. This training course is presented by
Levac Health & Safety.
Training Content
- OHS and Regulations
- Rights, Duties and Responsibilities and Work Refusals
- Enforcements – Fines and Penalties
- Employer’s Training Obligation
- Hazard Recognition
- Hierarchy of Controls
- Fall Prevention and Fall Protection
- Personal Fall Protection Systems
- Anchors, Hardware and Fall Arrest Components
- Fall Protection Inspections
- Emergency Rescue
- Suspension Trauma
- Access Structures
- Module Knowledge Checks
- Hands-On Practical Evaluation
Other
- Trainees are not expected to bring any materials to the course, however, if you are taking the Working at Heights or Working at Heights Refresher courses, you will need to bring your own harness for fitting purposes.
- Spots are limited! Register early to reserve.
- A certificate will be issued upon successful completion of the course. To obtain a certificate for the Working at Heights and Working at Heights Refresher courses, the Chief Prevention Officer will provide paperwork for trainees to fill out (who will then receive their certificate through Skills Pass).
- Alternatively, if you are interested in on-premise training, please contact bao.xiong@oel.org for more information.
