This Fall Protection Course for the Competent Person meets the requirements for training found in:

• WorkSafeBC Part 11
• CCOHS
• CSA, ANSI & NIOSH
• OSSA (Safety Training Systems)

Course elements include: 

• Definitions and Obligation to use Fall Protection
• Responsibilities of Employer/Supervisor/Worker
• Restraint & Arrest Components & Criteria for Use
• Fall Protection & Rescue Plans
• Equipment Standard, Selection & Inspection
• Certification by Engineer
• Ladder and Scaffolding Use & Maintenance
• Anchor Points Requirement (Fall Restraint & Arrest)
• Elevated Work Platforms
• Donning, Fitting and Storage of Equipment
• Temporary Horizontal lifelines & Restraint Cables
• Removal from Service
• Rescue, Retrieval, & Survival Techniques

Upon completion of this course participants will understand: 

• WorkSafeBC & the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety requirements for fall protection
• The role fall protection in today’s industry
• Common injuries from falls.
• The fall protection work plan.
• When fall protection is required
• Basic skills in fall hazard recognition & how to control fall hazards
• Fall protection systems
• Maintenance and storage of fall protection systems
• Inspection and maintenance of fall protection equipment
• Donning and fitting
• Retrieval requirements, techniques and skills required to rescue a fallen worker