This course will provide attendees with knowledge on fall arrest, Fall Protection, responsibilities, fall hazards exist, the use of and inspection of the harness. This course covers the most current legislations, standards, and regulations.
Each attendee will receive a certificate once successfully completed.
Course Time
4 Hours
Who Should Take This Course
- Anyone working at height
- Anyone needs to wear a harness
- Supervisors
- Managers
- Safety committee members
- Safety coordinators
Course Topics
- Definitions of Fall Protection and Fall Arrest Systems
- Fall Prevention versus Fall Arrest
- Travel restraints
- Fall arrest systems
- Roles and Responsibilities
- Safe working procedures
- Fall Arrest Systems
- Anchorage or tie-off points, D plate body harness, CSA standards, D ring connecting devices, lifelines, shock absorbing lanyards, horizontal & vertical lifelines
- Fall Hazards and Controls
- Practical- Step by step
- Inspection of Equipment -Step by step instructions
- Harness pre-use checklist
- Donning a Harness- Step by step instructions
- Care, cleaning, life expectancy- Step by step instructions
