Fall Protection Online

SPECIAL ANNOUNCMENT: If you are a company with multiple employees, you qualify for your own Learning Management System to manage your Staff's Online Training. For more information click here. If you want to complete the Fall Protection online course please keep reading.

Course Description:

This Fall Protection (Fall Arrest) Program will provide participants with an understanding of their responsibilities when working in areas where fall hazards exist, the use of and inspection of the required equipment and the critical controls necessary to reduce the risk of a fall.

Modules:

Fall Protection and Fall Arrest Systems
General Responsibilities
Fall Arrest Systems
Fall Hazards and Controls
Inspection of Equipment
Donning a Fall Arrest harness

Recommendations:

Due to the nature of the workplace and the limitations of Online Training, Alpha Safety strongly recommends that on completion of your Fall Protection Online Training you immediately apply your gained knowledge in a practical way to ensure your ability to perform the actions adequately before entering the workplace.

If you require live, In House / Class training click here to view our In House Course Catalogue.

CONSIDERATIONS

a. If your work or future work requires you to complete any form of training, be sure to check with the company whether or not they require a practical component as part of your training. All of our Online Courses will meet Provincial and National Legislation however some industries or companies may have “in house” requirements which cannot be fulfilled through Online Training.

b. If your employer / company requires a practical / hands on experience component you have two options:

i. To complete the Online Training and then be evaluated by a certified trainer in your facility / company or independently. (We strongly recommend this approach.)

ii. To complete your training in house at Alpha Safety Ltd in Fort St John where our in class instructors can aid you in the practical application.

To view our In House Course Catalogue click here.

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c. If you are required by a certain company / organization to receive a s training, Alpha Safety would advise that you confirm with the company that the course you are about to take will be accepted by them. All Online Courses offered by Alpha Safety comply with Legislation and requirments by all Provinces of Canada however, sometimes a company requires training to be received by a certain / preferred agency.

To view our In House Course Catalogue click here.

COMPLIANT:

All Alpha Safety Ltd's online courses have been developed according to stringent regulation and according to each Province's legislation. This course is compliant with the following standards for each Province listed:

Alberta Legislation

Alberta

Occupational Health and Safety Code 2009

General Protection

139(1) Subject to subsections (3) through (8), an employer must ensure that a worker is

protected from falling at a temporary or permanent work area if a

worker may fall

(a) a vertical distance of 3 metres or more,

(b) a vertical distance of less than 3 metres if there is an unusual

possibility of injury, or

a work surface.

Instruction of Workers

141(1) An employer must ensure that a worker is trained in the safe use of the fall protection

system before allowing the worker to work in an area where a fall protection system

must be used.

British Columbia Legislation

British Columbia

OHS Regulations Part 11

Obligation to Use Fall Protection

11.2(1) Unless elsewhere provided for in this Regulation, an employer must ensure that a fall

protection system is used when work is being done at a place

(6) Before a worker is allowed into an area where a risk of falling exists, the employer must

ensure that the worker is instructed in the fall protection system for the area and the

procedures to be followed.

Manitoba Legislation

Manitoba

Workplace Health and Safety Regulation 217/2006

14.2(1) An employer must

(a) develop and implement safe work procedures to prevent falls at the workplace;

(b) train workers in the safe work procedures; and

14.11 An employer must ensure that a worker using a fall protection system is trained in its use,

care and inspection by a competent person.

New Brunswick Legislation

New Brunswick

REGULATION 91-191 PART VII

38(1) Where protective equipment is required to be used by an employee under this

Regulation, an employer shall provide the protective equipment required and shall

ensure that the employee is instructed and trained in the proper use and care of the

protective equipment.

49(1) Where an employee is required to work from

(a) an unguarded work area that is

(i) more than 3 m above the nearest safe level,

(ii) above any surface or thing that could cause injury to the employee upon

contact, or

(iii) above any open top tank, pit or vat,

Nova Scotia Legislation

Nova Scotia

Fall Protection and Scaffolding Regulations Part II

7(1) Where a person is exposed to the hazard of falling from a work area that is

(a) 3 m or more above the nearest safe surface or water;

(b) above a surface or thing that could cause injury to the person upon contact; or

(i) the person shall wear a fall arrest system that includes a full body harness, a

lanyard and an anchor point and that otherwise complies with Section 8

Ontario Legislation

Ontario

Industrial Establishment Regulation 851 Section 85

“ Where a worker is exposed to the hazard of falling and the surface to which he or she might fall is more than three metres below the position where he or she is situated,

(a) the worker shall wear a serviceable safety belt or harness and lifeline adequately

secured to a fixed support and so arranged that the worker cannot fall freely for a

vertical distance of more than 1.5 metres;”

Construction Projects Regulation 213/91 Section 26.2(1)

“An employer shall ensure that a worker who may use a fall protection system is adequately trained in its use and given adequate oral and written instructions by a competent person.”

Prince Edward Island Legislation

PEI

Fall Protection Regulations

2(1) Where a worker is exposed to the hazard of falling from a work area that is Employer

required to provide means of fall protection (a) 3 m or more above the nearest safe

surface or water;

(2) Where, in accordance with subsection (1), an employer provides a worker with a fall

arrest system, or with another means of fall protection that includes a harness, safety belt

or other item that is designed to be worn by the worker using it, the worker shall wear the

fall arrest system or means of fall protection while the worker is in the work area.

Saskatchewan Legislation

Saskatchewan

Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 1996, Part IX

116.1(1) An employer or contractor shall develop a written fall protection plan where:

(a) a worker may fall three metres or more; and

(b) workers are not protected by a guardrail or similar barrier.

(4) The employer or contractor shall ensure that a worker is trained in the fall protection

plan and the safe use of the fall protection system before allowing the worker to work

in an area where a fall protection system must be used.

Serving BC:

Alpha Safety Ltd's Online Training services all of British Columbia including the following Cities and Towns:

100 Mile House
Abbotsford
Aldergrove
Alert Bay
Burnaby
Cache Creek
Campbell River
Castleqar
Chase
Chilliwack
Comox
Coquitlam
Courtenay
Cranbrook
Dawson Creek
Delta
Duncan
Enderby
Fairmont Hot Springs
Fernie
Field
Fort Nelson
Fort St John
Gibsons
Golden
Grand Forks
Harrison Hot Springs
Hedley
Hope Invermere
Kamloops
Kelowna
Keremeos
Kimberley
Ladysmith
Langley
Lilooet
Lund
Maple Ridge
Merritt
Mission
Nanaimo
Nelson
New Westminister
North VAncouver
Osoyoos
Panorama
Parksville
Pemberton
Penticton
Pitt Meadows
Port Alberni
Port Coquitlam
Port Hardy
Port Moody
Powell River
Prince George
Prince Rupert
Princeton
Qualicum Beach
Quesnel
Radium Hot Springs
Revelstoke
Richmond
Rogers Pass
Rossland
Saanichton
Salmon Arm
Saltspring Island
Sechelt
Sicamous
Sidney
Smithers
Squamish
Sun Peaks
Surrey
Terrace
Tofino
Trail
Ucluelet
Valemount
Vancouver
Vanderhoof
Vernon
Victoria
West Vancouver
Westbank
Whistler
White Rock
Williams Lake
Winfield