Workers Fall Protection

Working at heights can be very dangerous. Changing weather conditions, fatigue, and the unexpected can all lead to accidents. AAA Field Services Training offers a Fall Protection Safety course that meets all legislated requirements for safety training in BC and Alberta. All persons working above 3 metres (10 feet) require this course.  You will learn how to select and wear a harness, pick proper anchor points, proper selection and use of connecting devices and components, and all relevant legislation in BC and Alberta.

Syllabus covers:

·        Regulations for BC and Alberta

·        Responsibilities of Employers & Employees

·        Identifying Fall Hazards

·        Slips and Trip sand Elevated Falls

·        Fall Restraint Systems

·        Fall Arrest Systems

·        Personal Fall Arrest Systems

·        Anchors

·        Full Body Harnesses

·        Connectors

·        Lanyards

·        Deceleration Devices

·        Connecting Hardware

·        Vertical Lifelines

·        Horizontal Lifelines

·        Limitations –PFAS Failure: Common Mistakes to Avoid

·        Other Fall Protection Systems

·        Climbing Protection

·        Safety Nets

·        Calculating Fall Forces and Distances and Fall Clearance Distances

·        Calculating Forces of Fall Arrest

·        Fall Protection Plans

·        Emergency/High Angle Rescue Plans

·        Emergency Rescue Techniques

·        Equipment Maintenance and Inspection

 

Instructor: Terry Truchan