Safety Requirements and Fall Arrest
Course Objectives
- Learn safety awareness and skills training relevant to working in an industrial environment.
Course Topics
- Hoisting and rigging as a means of lifting and moving loads in a controlled and safe manner.
- Basic knowledge required to work safely in areas exposed to fall hazards and requiring ladder safety.
- Legislative requirements, due diligence considerations, WHMIS, and occupational health and safety requirements will be discussed as well.
- Demonstrate an awareness of the purpose, function and basic concepts of operation of Elevating (Aerial) Work Platforms (AWP).
Benefits
- Discuss the importance of due diligence requirements
- State the legal requirements concerning the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations including Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Reg. 860
- Assess the need for personal protective equipment in the workplace, and demonstrate the use of equipment appropriate to the work environment
- Describe responsibilities for safe construction site practices in the workplace
- Demonstrate effective manual lifting techniques to avoid bodily injury
- Use effective fall arrest and prevention techniques
- Demonstrate safe hoisting and rigging techniques and practices
- Explain the basic function of an aerial work platform and other lifting devices
- Describe dangers inherent in the function of an Arial Work Platform and other lifting devices
- Apply basic ladder safety in the workplace
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