Working At Heights Construction

The purpose of a Working at Heights training program is to:

• Strengthen workplace safety culture by elevating the profile and importance of preventing falls from heights

• Provide workers who may be exposed to the hazard of falling with adequate knowledge about fall hazards and general safety practices to work safely at heights

• Provide workers who use personal fall protection equipment with sufficient knowledge about its purpose and use

• Reduce the number of fall-from-heights incidents, injuries, and fatalities

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Recognize working at heights hazards

• Explain the hierarchy of controls

• Discuss safe work plans

• Identify and assess when ladders are appropriate

• Explain proper inspection, care, and use of ladders

• Describe types of warning methods and physical barriers

• Identify when warning methods and physical barriers are required

• Discuss limitations, application, and storage of different fall protection systems

• Calculate fall distances

• Demonstrate how to inspect the equipment, don and doff of a harness, and maintain 100% tie-off

• Discuss the differences between permanent, temporary, and structural anchors

• Select the appropriate fall protection equipment when working on a platform

• Explain the purpose, roles, and responsibilities of workplace parties with respect to a rescue plan

Following the theory part of the program, there will be a practical evaluation completed. This consists of a facilitator observing the trainee and testing their abilities to put the theory into practice and maintain 100% tie-off as well as use equipment as it is designed.