WAH Kitchener
Get the Training You Need from Acute Safety & Safety Services
Address: 730 Bridge Street West – Unit 3, Waterloo, ON, N2V 2J4
Phone: 519-747-5075
Fax: 519-747-4608
Email: info@acuteservices.com
ACUTE’s WAH Kitchener Training Can Be Done:
1. On-Site:
Our highly trained and experienced trainers can come to your site to do any type of safety training that you need including Working at Heights training.
2. At Our World-Class Facility:
If you prefer, you can take your WAH training at our world-class facility, where you will be training in one of Canada’s best workplace health and safety training centres.
WAH Kitchener:
Do You Need Working at Heights Training?
If you could be exposed to a fall from a height of 3 meters or more and use fall protection equipment at your workplace, then the Occupational Health & Safety Act requires that you take working at heights training.
Industries Requiring WAH Training
Some of the professions that require you to work at heights of 3 meters or more include:
- Construction workers
- Roofing contractors
- Window cleaners
- HVAC installation personnel
- Hydro, cable & telephone workers
- Manufacturing personnel
Working at Heights (Theory Module – 3hr)
- Working at Heights [WAH] and legislation
- WAH hazards
- Safe work plans & assessing and controlling WAH hazards
- The hierarchy of controls – application to WAH
- Fall prevention strategies and systems
- Fall protection systems
- Ladder safety
- Written evaluation
Working at Heights (Practical Module – 3.5hr)
- Fall prevention/protection system requirements and limitations
- A-B-C component selection, inspection and use
- Harness inspection & fitting exercise and evaluation
- Lanyard inspection exercise and evaluation
- Travel restraint, fall arrest set-up exercise and evaluation
- 100% tie-off exercise and evaluation
- Ladders, scaffolds and elevating work platforms
- Rescue plan – components and purpose
- Safe work strategies and safe anchor exercise
- Written evaluation
Related Working at Heights Training Courses
Working at Heights Refresher
Working at heights training is good for 3 years. A Working At Heights Refresher course must be taken every 3 years in order to remain Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD) compliant.
The Working at Heights Refresher course reviews the WAH practical module.
Elevating Work Platforms (EWP)
The Elevating Work Platforms course has been constructed to prepare operators for the safe use of EWPs.
The theory module covers all classes of EWPs, while the practical module covers only the type of EWP used in the participant`s workplace.
*Note: EWP is not a replacement for WAH training.
Benefits of ACUTE Safety Training
Experienced Trainers
Our in-person and online courses are led by highly trained instructors with over 100 years of combined learning experience.
Customized Learning
We can tailor your training to your company’s specific applications and policies.
Learn More Than Just Theories
ACUTE’s staff members have a wide range of on-site experience, so they are well equipped to answer all of your questions and share their first-hand expertise with you.
“The best place to get trained, period. The lessons include plenty of hands on components which definitely help retain the knowledge taught within the classrooms. Above all, the instructors know their stuff, they are all extremely knowledgeable and draw upon their own experiences to help engage the class. If I could give them higher than 5 stars, I would, and I would most definitely do my training refresher courses here again.”
“Knowledgeable and professional trainers that understand the practical applications of the material they teach. They were able to give me confidence to go and use my training – exactly what I wanted.”
“By far the best place for training. They offer several different types of training and are very professional.
I have been doing my joint health and safety committee training this week and could not be more satisfied. Patrick has been teaching the class and he’s an awesome teacher. He’s funny, knowledgeable and cares about what he’s teaching. So many classes like these can be boring and drag on but tomorrow is day 5 and I feel like the week flew by.”
