Workers who have completed an approved Working at Heights safety course are required to take a Working at Heights refresher course every 3 years to maintain the certification.

Who should attend?

Intended for workers, supervisors, joint health and safety committee members, health and safety representatives, and anyone else who works at heights, this one-day course provides a comprehensive overview of legislated requirements, hazards, and hazard controls.

What you’ll learn

This refresher course focuses on the practical aspects of using fall protection systems and other equipment used for working at heights. Among the topics covered in the course are:

• warning methods, such as signage, bump lines and barriers, used to identify fall hazards to workers to prevent falls from heights
• different types of work positioning systems that may be available to safely perform a variety of tasks at height, including scaffolds and powered elevating work platforms
• different types of personal fall protection systems, including their limitations, appropriate uses, components, and set-up
• hands-on experience setting up, wearing and using personal fall protection equipment.

Who is the facilitator?

Jerry Traer, Workplace Safety North

Prerequisite: Hold a valid Working at Height Certificate

Duration: 1/2 Day (9 am – 1 pm)

Investment: $ 125 plus HST (includes parking)

Contact: Email Melanie Roy mroy@loyalistcollege.com or call 613-969-1913 Ext 2480 for questions.