The aim for this training is to create the easiest and safest solution when working at heights.
Working at Heights Training
The aim for this training is to create the easiest and safest solution when working at heights. This training allows you to recognize and avoid hazards associated with working at heights.
Course Topics- Theory
Rights and Responsibilities
Identification of the Hazards of Working at Heights
Eliminating or Controlling the Hazards of Working at Heights
Heights Warning Methods and Physical Barriers
Ladders and Similar Equipment
Personal Fall Protection Equipment
Course Topics- Practical
Barriers and Other Fixed Equipment
Personal Fall Protection Equipment
Anchor Points
Work Access Equipment and Platforms
Rescue Planning
You must achieve an 80% or higher on the written evaluation and successfully complete the practical evaluation in order to successfully complete the course.
Legislation
The Occupational Health and Safety Awareness and Training Regulation (Ontario Regulation 297/13) under the OHS Act clearly sets out WAH as a mandatory requirement.
In addition to these requirements, employers continue to have a duty under subsection 26.2 (1) of O. Reg. 213/91 (Construction Projects) to ensure that workers who may use a fall protection system are adequately trained on the use of the system, and are given adequate oral and written instructions by a competent person.
Employers with workers who are required by O. Reg. 213/91 (Construction Projects) to use any of the fall protection methods listed above must do the following:
Ensure the worker completes a working at heights training program that has been approved by the CPO as having met the Working at Heights Training Program Standard applicable at the time of the training;
Ensure the training provider delivering the training program was approved by the CPO as having met the Working at Heights Training Provider Standard applicable at the time of training;
Ensure the worker’s training is valid and has not expired;
Maintain a training record for the worker that includes the worker’s name, the approved training provider’s name, the date the training was completed and the name of the approved training program;
And make the training record available to a Ministry of Labour inspector on request.
On-Site Safety Training Courses
From our popular CPO-Approved Working at Heights training to Confined Space, Power Elevated Work Platform, Rigging, and more, we have the training available to you and your employees to ensure your workplace is safe.
People that work alone or that don’t have access to an emergency service need to be able to evacuate a hazardous work environment or be able to carry out a self-rescue following a fall. This course is particularly relevant for police, fire, and rescue services.
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Lift Truck Course is offered by Safety Training Ottawa.
This course is designed within the parameters of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Regulation 851. Idustrial Establishments as it pertains to overhead crane safety.
This Ministry of Labour approved Working at Heights course provides workers with the basic fall prevention information they require to work safely in areas where they may be exposed to fall hazards.
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