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Fall Protection Awareness Online
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Fall Protection Awareness Online

USD $ 37.95

This online Fall Protection Awareness course is designed to provide you with the knowledge to help minimize fall hazards and protect yourself and others from serious injury.

Course Overview

This online Fall Protection Awareness course is designed to provide you with the knowledge to help minimize fall hazards and protect yourself and others from serious injury.

Upon successful completion, you should be knowledgeable in:

  • Importance of fall protection
  • Fall protection systems and components
  • Fall protection calculations
  • Fall protection planning and procedures

Alberta legislation was used extensively in the development of this course as Alberta has some of the most rigorous legislative standards in Canada. CSA, ANSI, CEN, and industry standards were also used. This course focuses on building awareness for workers in the field.

Topics Covered

  • Statistics
  • Employer and worker responsibilities
Module 2: Fall Protection System Components
  • Full body harnesses
    • Pre-use inspections
    • Donning and doffing a harness
  • Engineered and non-engineered anchors
    • Pre-use inspections
  • Connecting components
    • Carabiners and snap hooks
    • Pre-use inspections
  • Life safety ropes
    • Pre-use inspections
    • Hazards and cautions
  • Fall arresters
    • Types
    • Pre-use inspections
    • Hazards and cautions
  • Horizontal lifelines
    • Hazards and cautions
  • Energy absorbers
    • Types
    • Hazards and cautions
  • Lanyards
    • Classes
    • Pre-use inspections
    • Hazards and cautions
  • Self-retracting devices
    • Types
    • Pre-use inspections
    • Hazards and cautions
Module 3: Fall Protection Systems
  • Personal and collective fall arrest systems
    • Hazards and cautions
    • Personnel safety net pre-use inspections
  • Personal travel restraint systems
    • Hazards and cautions
    • Control zones
      • Pre-use inspections
      • Hazards and cautions
Module 4: Fall Protection Calculations
  • Arresting force
  • Calculations
    • Free fall distance
    • Clearance required
      • Clearance required from a platform
      • Clearance required from an anchor
      • Clearance required from a D-ring
Module 5: Fall Protection Planning and Procedures
  • Fall protection plans
    • Hazard control
    • Personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • Rescue and escape planning
    • Emergency preparedness and response
    • Self-rescue hazards and cautions
 

This course takes approximately 60 minutes to complete

A passing grade of 80% or higher required. Up to 3 attempts are provided.

 

A certificate will be provided upon the successful completion of this course

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