Working At Heights Training - Chief Prevention Officer Approved Training Provider

Employers are required by law to provide working at heights training for employees through an approved provider, supporting consistent outcomes that help safeguard your employees working at elevated risk. Click here for ACUTE’s proven working at heights certification course, helping clients get certified in 8 hours and developing skills and confidence to work at new levels of safety.

Why Employers Should Consider a CPO Approved Provider

The Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD) has provided a number of training standards that ensure approved working at heights (WAH) trainers deliver: required outcomes, knowledge, hands-on experience, and relevant application to work site.

Employers who staff for construction sites must also adhere to the following stipulations:

Employers must ensure workers complete WAH training – if they may use specified methods for fall protection
Staff must complete Cheif Prevention Officer approved WAH training – if they are regulated to use the following methods of fall protection: travel restraint system, fall restricting system, fall arrest system, safety net, work belt, or safety belt
Employers must provide proof-of-completion – MLITSD requires that employers provide proof of completion for employees who have completed the training. When taking a course with ACUTE, your employee’s training record is also kept as a back-up so your team can have peace of mind.

working at heights training, ministry approved training provider Home Owners Are Also Subject to WAH Regulations

In some cases, home owners contracting for residential repairs may be considered an employer. The MLITSD also requires that each construction worker WAH have taken approved training, otherwise, regulatory penalties may be levied.

For additional info on construction projects regulations see here.

ACUTE’s Working at Heights CPO Approved Training

ACUTE can provide training on-site at our best-in-class facility, or ACUTE trainers can come to your workplace for a variety of flexible options that continue to impress our clients. Here is what a past customer has said about ACUTE’s training:

“The team at Acute has helped us maximize our safety training needs by providing resources in a timely and professional manner across all of our business. Their capacity to deliver top quality safety training that aligns with our safety culture is second to none!” – Tom (see here for more testimonials)

Working at Heights Training (Required by Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development)

ACUTE’s Working at Height training program has been approved by the Chief Prevention Officer under the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development’s Working at Heights Training Program Standard and the Working at Heights Training Provider Standard. The ACUTE Working at Height training provides both theoretical and hands-on practical training and evaluation facilitated by highly skilled and competent instructors.

Objective: The purpose of a working at heights training program is to:

Strengthen workplace safety culture – by elevating the profile and importance of preventing falls from heights.
Knowledge and Safety Practices – 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.
Purpose and Use of Equipment – Provide workers who use personal fall protection equipment with sufficient knowledge about its purpose and use; and
Incident Reduction – Reduce the number of fall-from-heights incidents, injuries, and fatalities.

See here for full course details.

ACUTE WAH Training Differentiators

Open Door Instructor-Student Partnership – ACUTE’s training services emphasize client participation. Staff want to build a relationship with a client and serve as a touchstone for advice anytime moving forward.
Serving Your Team and Industry – With a vast array of clients in manufacturing, construction, health, academic, and government sectors, ACUTE brings the best safety practices from across the spectrum to your workplace.
100 Years Combined Experience – ACUTE provides comprehensive health and safety training, on-site safety services and consulting services. With over 100 years of combined experience, our company staff offer more than theoretical or abstract ideas. ACUTE offers solutions.
Track Record of Success – ACUTE is rated 4.9/5 stars on Google reviews, demonstrating a commitment to our clients, quality, and passion for training.

Acute Environmental & Safety Services is located in Waterloo, Ontario and services customers from the cities such as Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Hamilton, Milton, Kitchener, London and Guelph as well as a large list of other cities from across Ontario.