ABCS Fall Protection

This fall protection training course is based off of Alberta OH&S legislation when taking this course in Alberta. If you take this course in BC it will be based off of British Columbia's legislation.

This fall protection course incorporates many industry best practices and is ultimately designed to exceed industry standards.

The course is a comprehensive study of fall protection and offers instruction on areas such as (but not limited to): 

• Explaining the importance of fall protection

• Identifying fall protection systems and components

• Calculating Free Fall Distance and Minimum Clearance Required

• Fall protection planning and procedures

Training Certificate

Upon successful completion of the training program, you will receive a training certificate that is valid for 3 years.

Pre-Requisites

• Provision of government issued photo ID

• Physically capable of wearing a fall protection harness.

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of the this training program, you will be knowledgeable and demonstrate proficiency in the following topics:

Chapter 1: Introduction

• Course Objectives

• Additional Training

• Legislation Overview

• Due Diligence

Chapter 2: System Components

• Full Body Harness

• Anchors and Anchorages

• Connecting components

• Lifelines (Life Safety Rope), Fall Arresters, and Horizontal Lifelines

• Energy Absorbers, Lanyards, and Self-Retracting Devices

Chapter 3: Fall Protection Systems

• Personal Fall Arrest Systems

• Collective Fall Arrest Systems

• Control Zones

• Work positioning systems

• Ladders

Chapter 4: Calculations

• Fall Clearance

• Arresting Force and Free Fall Distance

• Swing Falls and Calculating Clearance with an SRD

Chapter 5: Planning and Procedures

• Unsafe Conditions

• Consequence of Fall Injuries

• Fall Hazards

• Controlling Hazards – Hierarchy of Control

• Fall Protection Plans

• Safeguarding

• Procedures in Place of Fall Protection Equipment

• Rescue and Escape Planning