[I-FP-202] 8 Hours / 1 Day
Pre-Requisites: Current Fall Protection Certificate
Building on the skills of Fall Protection - Level 1, this course is designed for Supervisors of workers who must use fall protection systems. Students will learn to develop fall protection plans, implement these programs, and evaluate the workers using this plan. Supervisors will learn to recognize deficiencies in their systems and the utilization by their workers.
Main Teaching Points
- Overview of the necessity of fall protection
- Identification, prioritization and control of fall hazards
- Hierarchy of fall protection
- Components of personal fall arrest systems
- Review of Regulations (CSA, Federal and Provincial)
- Critical concepts of fall protection
- Record keeping maintenance and training
- Proper techniques for wearing harnesses and equipment
- Fall rescue protocols
- Provisions for establishing a rescue plan
- Development of a written fall protection plan
- Wearing of harnesses and equipment
- Auditing of workers and fall protection
- Provincial Regulations for Rescue
- Bill C 45 & Criminal Code 217.1
- Best Practices for Rescue
- Rescue Equipment Identification Inspection and Maintenance
- Equipment Specifications
- Ropes and knots related to rescue
- Anchoring and rigging
- Mechanical advantage systems