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
