If you are going to be working at heights in workplaces that are not construction projects, then fall arrest training is for you. Acute Safety and Safety services can conduct the training at your workplace or at our own training facility, whichever will suit your needs best. Keep reading to learn more about fall arrest training and how ACUTE can help.
Introduction to Fall Arrest Training
What is fall arrest training?
Fall arrest is defined as the safe stopping of a person that is already falling. Fall arrest training (also know as fall protection) will therefore teach you what to in the event of a fall while working at heights.
It’s important to note, however, that this is not a replacement for Working At Heights Training; that course is required for all construction project workers under Ontario Regulation 213/91.
There are several personal fall arrest systems. Knowing the situations to employ these tools is a primary step in getting ready to protect yourself while working at height.
Who should sign up for fall arrest training?
Employers, supervisors, and workers who may work at heights in any workplace other than construction projects will find this training beneficial. Those workplaces include industrial, agricultural and mining operations, health care and residential facilities, and even office settings for custodians.
Without proper fall arrest training, the likelihood of employee injury increases. It’s therefore imperative that you help your employees prepare for scenarios that have not been encountered.
The purpose of a fall arrest training program is fourfold:
- Strengthen workplace safety culture by elevating the profile and importance of preventing falls from heights.
- Provide workers who may be exposed to the hazard of falling with adequate knowledge about fall hazards and general safety practices to work safely at heights.
- Provide workers who use personal fall protection equipment with sufficient knowledge about its purpose and use; and
- Reduce the number of fall-from-heights incidents, injuries, and fatalities.
If any of those resonate with you and your workplace, sign up today.
ACUTE offers world-class training at a first-class facility to help simulate new scenarios to prepare staff for unexpected falls.
What will you learn?
Fall arrest training can be modified to specifically address specific equipment used in your workplace. Generally speaking, though, this is what you can expect to learn:
- Sector-specific legislation
- When is Working at Height training required?
- Fall from elevation hazards
- Controlling fall hazards
- Hierarchy of controls
- Fall prevention strategies and systems
- Fall protection systems
- Ladder safety
- Harness inspection and fitting exercise & evaluation
- Lanyard inspection exercise and evaluation
- Rescue plan – components and purpose
- Safe anchor exercise
In the four hours, you will learn through classroom interaction with experienced instructors, demonstration and hands-on training in the care and use of equipment, detailed handouts, videos and quizzes, and practical performance evaluations.
At ACUTE, we can tailor fall arrest training course material to your company. We can do this by incorporating your corporate policies and procedures right into the training courses we conduct for your employees.
Additionally, we can use examples and scenarios in our training that are specific to your company and that you know your employees will be facing in their work.
A customized approach to fall arrest training brings the material to life, making it much more practical, valuable, and engaging.
Need fall arrest training? Trust ACUTE!
ACUTE offers a range of health and safety training programs, and with over 100 years of combined experience, our staff have much more than just theoretical teaching to offer. We have first-hand experience in a variety of workplace situations, and that allows us to offer the same high-quality training classes across a broad range of subjects, including fall arrest training.
ACUTE offers the solution to all of your health and safety training needs by emphasizing client participation and establishing rapport in all of our classes. We want to build a relationship with our clients. ACUTE’s president and co-owner Ron Campbell says, “At the end of the day we want to make sure our clients go home safe and sound to their families. That’s what we do”.
“Fantastic facilitators and staff here. I have brought many students to Acute for training over multiple years and have no complaints. They are very accommodating, professional, and thorough in their training standards. Highly recommended.”
– David Pope
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Located in Waterloo, ACUTE services customers from cities such as Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Hamilton, Milton, Kitchener, London, Guelph, and others across Ontario.
For all OABA members, please contact the ACUTE office prior to registration.
