Fall Protection Training

Touchback’s courses were developed to meet OH&S and Manufacturer requirements as well as ANSI and CSA standards, our Fall Protection OH&S Compliant program is the same program that was previously OSSA Accredited.

The course will cover:

• Responsibilities, provincial regulations, employer & Jobsite policies and procedures.

• Fall Protection Planning, Hazard assessment, Elimination and Controls.

• Different types of fall protection systems (Travel restraint & Fall Arrest).

• Understand different types of falls i.e: slips, trips, falls from the same level, lower level, ladders, stairs, and falls from heights and into holes.

• Various fall protection equipment- manufacturer requirements, proper inspection & maintenance.

• Fall arrest force & clearance calculations.

• Rescue Requirements

• Demonstrate and choose the proper equipment for various travel restraint and fall arrest scenarios

• Demonstrate how to perform a pre-use visual inspection of selected equipment for various travel restraint and fall arrest scenarios

• The student observes and demonstrates proper harness donning/ doffing performed by the Instructor which includes how to adjust the harness, what constitutes a properly adjusted harness, and the body landmarks used to assess proper adjustment, doffing techniques.