WORKING AT HEIGHTS (CONSTRUCTION)
CPO-approved by the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development.
All workers on a construction site who are required to use fall protection must complete a CPO-approved working at heights training program, delivered by an approved training provider.
Our program meets and exceeds the Ministry of Labour’s Working at Heights Training Program Standard, and strives to provide participants with a full understanding of what is required to work at heights.
COURSE LENGTH
Our 8-hour CPO-approved course will give participants a comprehensive understanding of the hazards of working at heights and the proper controls, ladder safety and fall protection. Learners must demonstrate how to inspect equipment, don and doff their harness, and maintain 100% tie-off.
WORKSHOP DETAILS
- Workbook
- Legislation
- CSA Standards
- Best Practices
- Case Studies
- Practical Experience with Equipment
- Written Evaluation
- Wallet Card / Certification
LEARNING FOCUSES
- Recognizing working at heights hazards
- Explaining the hierarchy of controls
- Safe work plans
- The use, care and inspection of ladders
- Warning methods and physical barriers
- Limitations, applications and storage of fall protection systems
- Calculating fall distances
- Demonstrating how to don, doff and inspect equipment
- Demonstrating how to maintain 100% tie off
- Permanent, temporary and structural anchors
- Roles and responsibilities of all workplace parties
- Rescue plans
Following successful completion of the course, participants receive proof-of-training wallet cards. Upon request, employers receive a record of training, attendance signatures, as well as copies of the wallet cards.
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