ESC Fall Protection

ESC Fall Protection is a program taught by CICT. It is a one-day workshop covering the following topics: Human body falls, various systems for working safely at heights, basic physics’ of falling and how to calculate free fall distance.

Course Objectives

On completion of this course you will know:

• The Legislative Regulations pertaining to working from heights

• How to define Employer and Employee responsibilities

• How to differentiate between the types of Fall Protection; Fall Arrest and Fall Restraint

• How to identify the components of Fall Protection

• How to assess and select anchor points

• How to calculate Free Fall, Total Fall and Clearance Required distances

• How to care for and maintain Fall Protection equipment and when to remove it from service

• How to properly inspect, adjust and fit a body harness

• Basic rescue requirements

Occupational Health And Safety (oh&s) Act

• Obligations of Employers, Workers, etc. 2(1)-(5)

• Existence of Imminent Danger 35(1)-(2)

Occupational Health And Safety (oh&s) Regulation

• Critical Documents Available (8)

• General protection of workers 13(1)-(4)

• Duties of workers 14(1)-(2)

Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) Code

• PART 2- Hazard Assessment, Elimination and Control

  • Hazard Assessment 7

  • Worker participation 8

  • Hazard elimination and control 9

• PART 7 – Emergency Preparedness & Response

  • Emergency Response Plan 115(1)(3)

  • Contents of Plan 116

  • Rescue and Evacuation of Workers 117 (1) (2)

  • Equipment 118 (1)(2)

• PART 8 – Entrances, Walkways, Stairways & Ladders

  • Fall Protection 137

• PART 9 – Fall Protection

  • General Protection 139(1)(3)-(8)

  • Fall Protection Plan 140

  • Instruction of Workers 141

  • Full Body Harness 142

  • Lanyard 142.2 (1)(2)

  • Shock Absorber 142.3 (1)(2)

  • Connectors, Carabiners and Snap Hooks 143

  • Fall Arresters 144

  • Self Retracting Device 145

  • Descent Control Device 146

  • Life Safety Rope 147

  • Adjustable Lanyard for Work Positioning 148

  • Equipment Compatibility 150

  • Inspection and Maintenance 150.1

  • Removal from Service 150.2

  • Clearance, Maximum Arresting Force and Swing 151

  • Anchors 152

  • Horizontal Lifelines 153

  • Fall Protection on Vehicles and Loads 155

  • Leading Edge Fall Protection System 158

  • Procedures in Place of Fall Protection Equipment 159

  • Control Zones 161

• Part 22 – Safeguards

  • Safety Nets 320 (1)(2)

• Part 23 – Scaffolds & Temporary Work Platforms

  • Boatswain’s Chairs 351

Standards

• Canadian Standards Association (CSA)

• CSA Standard Z259.2.1-98

• CSA Standard Z259.2.2-98

• CSA Standard Z259.10-06

• CSA Standard Z259.11-05

• CSA Standard Z259.12-01

• American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

• ANSI Standard A10.11-1989

• ANSI Standard Z359.1-2007

• Comité Européen de Normalisation (CEN)

• CEN Standard EN 341:1997

• CEN Standard EN 353-2:2002

• CEN Standard EN 354:2002

• CEN Standard EN 355:2002

• CEN Standard EN 358:2000

• CEN Standard EN 361:2007

• CEN Standard EN 362:2004

• CEN Standard EN 12275:1998

• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

• NFPA Standard 1983