114-81 - Fall Protection (CAD)
Learning objectives
- Identify examples of situations requiring fall protection
- Identify fall protection systems utilized in the workplace
- Describe characteristics of personal fall arrest systems
- Describe characteristics of safety net systems
- Describe characteristics of warning line systems
- Recall employee training topics
Course overview
Employees must be protected from fall hazards when working on unguarded surfaces more than six feet above a lower level or working at any height above dangerous equipment. Employers must take all necessary steps to eliminate, prevent, and control fall hazards. They must comply fully with fall protection standards established for occupational safety. The Fall Protection training course explains how to avoid falls and injury due to falling objects in the workplace. It outlines how to follow safety precautions and use safety equipment.
The individuals involved in the development and promotion of this course do not receive any compensation or financial benefits outside of their regular employment for their work on this course.
- 45 minutes
- Format: Online Interactive
- English
Course Outline
- Introduction
- Fall Dynamics
- Fall Protection Systems
- Equipment/Accessories
- Fall Restraint/Arrest Systems
- CSA References
Regulations
- Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Code 2009, Part 9 Fall Protection
- CSA Z259
- Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (SOR/86-304)
- OSHA Standards, Title 29 CFR, Part 1926.503
- OSHA Standards, Title 29 CFR, Part 1910 Subpart D
- 29 CFR 1910.22