Fall Protection

Fall Protection

Length : 8 hours

ABOUT

Learn how to work at height on ladders, scaffolding and aerial platforms, to recognize the risks, and to use the various fall-protection systems properly.

Know that the law and regulations govern the performance of work at height and the associated protection systems and set out the rules for working while wearing a harness.

OBJECTIVES

The skills to be acquired are theoretical and practical and will be validated by a test:

  1. Know the regulations regarding fall protection;
  2. Apply the safety rules concerning the use of ladders, scaffolding, lifting platforms and aerial buckets;
  3. Be familiar with and use the main types of fall-protection systems;
  4. Identify the risks of falls and know how to avoid them;
  5. Wear and correctly adjust a safety harness.

PREREQUISITES

Be member.
Have taken the initiation to community life course

CERTIFICATION

Certificate of participation

REGISTRATION

Please enter your name on the call-back list at the bottom of the page to be notified of the next dates that come open for registrations.

When a date opens up, the Professional Training Team will contact you to inform you of the registration procedures.

The number of spaces is limited.

 

A 4-hour refresher training course is offered from time to time.

Course contents

Regulations:
- Statistics
- Employer’s responsibilities
- Regulatory bodies
- Act respecting occupational health and safety
- Personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Bill C21

Basic principles:
- Work plan
- Fall protection system
- Fall arrest system
- Free-fall distance
- Calculating air draft or clearance
- Safety rule for ladders, stepladders, scaffolding, cherry pickers and forklifts
- 4 key elements of fall protection

Anchorage:
- Force of impact
- Specialized anchorage versus makeshift anchorage
- Horizontal lifeline

Connecting devices:
- Lanyard
- Positioning lanyard
- Self-retracting device
- Energy absorber
- Snap hooks and spring hooks
- Anchor sling
- Lifeline and rope grab

Harness:
- Description and benefits
- Harness types
- Checks and adjustments
- Suspension trauma

Rescue:
Basic principles
- Rescue triangle

Inspection:
- Inspection
- Log and maintenance

UPCOMING DATES

2024

November 12 - Initial course
December 10 - Initial course

2025
January 21
February 13
March 26
April 23
May 27
June 17
July 16
August 21
September 11
October 21
November 11
December 04 

SCHEDULE
8 A.M. TO 5 P.M. - Initial course

LOCATION
1001, Boulevard de Maisonneuve Est, 9ème étage, Montréal (Québec) H2L 4P9

COURSE FEES
free of charge, members only

FREQUENCY
1 to 2 times per month

NUMBER OF PLACES
12

Questions ?

Please contact our Professional Training Team

formations@aqtis514iatse.com 514 844-2113
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