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Blended Fall Protection Training
This blended fall protection training course covers the basics of fall arrest, travel restraint, and work positioning, including fall protection definitions, components, fall calculations, equipment maintenance, and rescue planning. The course discusses the theoretical and practical aspects of using fall protection equipment for multiple industries, including construction, oil and gas, telecommunication, drilling and service rigs, power generation, and industrial environments.
The Canadian version of this course is approved by Alberta Environment & Parks for Continuing Education Units.
The USA version of the course an OSHA-Compliant Training Class Online for Fall Protection (for both Construction and General Industry).
- Fall protection statistics and case studies
- Fall forces and speeds
- Types of falls
- Applicable legislation, including CSA and ANSI standards
- Fall protection definitions
- Hazard assessment, elimination, and control
- Anchor systems
- Connecting components, including snap hooks and carabiners
- Lanyards
- Travel restraint and work positioning
- Energy absorbers
- Self-retracting devices
- Life safety ropes
- Vertical life lines and fall arrestors
- Horizontal life lines
- Full body harnesses
- Free fall and total fall distance
- Maximum arresting force
- Clearance requirements
- Swing fall hazards
- Equipment maintenance, storage, and labels
- Pre-use and formal inspections
- Manufacturer’s instructions
- Fall protection and rescue planning
- Suspension trauma
- Recognize general safety principles regarding to working at heights.
- Increase your recognition of potential hazards.
- Improve your knowledge of safe operations.
- Help keep you and those around you safe when working at heights.
Blended Fall Protection Training Duration
Depending on experience, this blended fall protection course may take anywhere from three to five hours. This time may vary depending on the individual. It can be started, paused, and resumed as needed based on the participant’s schedule.
Assessment and Certification
Testing conducted throughout this online course is designed to reinforce the information presented. A mark of 80% must be achieved in order to receive a certificate of completion. Participants are able to repeat the course twice if the pass mark is not achieved. Printable resources are available in the form of a comprehensive student manual. The manual is a valuable resource for future use and knowledge retention.
Once the theoretical assessment has been completed, the practical evaluation is an optional assessment can be purchased at an additional cost and is not included with the online purchase. This practical will assess the student's competency in inspecting and using full-body harnesses, connectors, anchors, and harness fit. It covers proper inspection techniques for hardware and synthetic components, connecting devices, energy absorbers, snap hooks, and anchors, as well as harness strap adjustment and the significance of a partner check. A suspension test is also included in the examination.
Universally Compatible
This course was created using standards that allow playback on most internet-capable devices. Participants can complete this course on nearly any Apple, Android, or Windows-based device. This allows for exceptional flexibility to fit any schedule. For example, users can start the fall protection training on their desktop, pause it, and finish it on their phone later in the day.