FALL PROTECTION
COURSE OVERVIEW
This online Fall Protection Training course covers the basics of fall arrest, travel restraint, and work positioning, including fall protection definitions, components, fall calculations, equipment maintenance, and rescue planning. The course discusses the theoretical and practical aspects of using fall protection equipment for multiple industries, including construction, oil and gas, telecommunication, drilling and service rigs, power generation, and industrial environments.
FALL PROTECTION TRAINING ONLINE COURSE TOPICS
- Fall protection statistics and case studies
- Fall forces and speeds
- Types of falls
- Applicable legislation, including CSA and ANSI standards
- Fall protection definitions
- Hazard assessment, elimination, and control
- Anchor systems
- Connecting components, including snap hooks and carabiners
- Lanyards
- Travel restraint and work positioning
- Energy absorbers
- Self-retracting devices
- Life safety ropes
- Vertical life lines and fall arrestors
- Horizontal life lines
- Full body harnesses
- Free fall and total fall distance
- Maximum arresting force
- Clearance requirements
- Swing fall hazards
- Equipment maintenance, storage, and labels
- Pre-use and formal inspections
- Manufacturer’s instructions
- Fall protection and rescue planning
- Suspension trauma
ONLINE COURSE DURATION: Approximately 3 hours
ONLINE ASSESSMENT: Testing conducted in this online Fall Protection Training course is designed to reinforce the information presented. A mark of 80% must be achieved in order to receive a certificate of completion. Users are able to repeat the course twice if the pass mark is not achieved on the first attempt.
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION: Upon successful completion of this online course, a certificate of completion will be available to download and print.
Contact:
training@onsitesafety.net