Fall Protection Training; Tower Climbing & Rescue
Falls are among the most common causes of serious work-related injuries and fatalities in the workplace.
Statistics show that falls to a lower level have been the most frequent type of fatal fall in the workplace, as small heights are often underestimated and mistakenly considered safe.
At BISON UP, we offer three types of working at heights courses, depending on the worker’s responsibilities in performing tasks that could cause serious injury or death in the event of a fall. Two of these courses include rescue training.
Course Content
Working at Heights Level 1 Course
This course is designed for workers and operators, providing them with the necessary knowledge of the techniques, practices, and equipment needed to stay safe while working at heights. Participants will learn to evaluate which different types of personal protective equipment (PPE) to use depending on their needs and how to use them correctly. This course combines theory and practice.
Course Outline: Competent Person for Working at Heights - Level I
Duration: 8 hours, (1) day (theory/practical)
- The need for fall protection
- General concept of working at heights
- The effects of a fall
- The causes of fall-related accidents
- Identifying risks an
- d hazards
- Eliminating risks
- Safety signage (elements, placement, and distances)
- Passive systems and PPE
- Safety railings and fall protection nets
- Equipment for working at heights
- Anchor points (models, resistance, forces generated)
- Horizontal systems (concept, models, and correct use)
- Vertical systems (concept, models, and correct use)
- Rope and cable brakes (concept, models, and correct use)
- Lifelines (models, materials, uses, correct selection)
- Shock absorbers (concept, mechanism, dimensions, and forces)
- Free fall distance (concept and calculation application)
- Positioning lines (concept, models, uses)
- Harnesses for working at heights (Models, applications, compatible connections)
- Confined space equipment
- Equipment inspection and review (detailed review and label reading)
- Proper use and adjustment of fall protection equipment
- Equipment maintenance and replacement
- Guided practical exercises (equipment identification exercises, proper donning and adjustment, correct use, ascent, descent, positioning, and suspension)
- Incorrect uses (incompatible connections, common errors)
Level 2 Working at Heights Course (includes rescue)
Designed for supervisors or safety officers responsible for ensuring that all workers or operators maintain and adhere to best practices for working at heights. In addition to the information covered in the Level 1 Working at Heights course, this course also includes supervisory knowledge such as management systems, hazard and risk analysis, proper use of ladders and scaffolding, identification of anchor points, rescue techniques, and more. (See course syllabus for details.)
Course Outline: Competent Person for Working at Heights - Level II
- Key Questions
- The Need for Fall Protection
- Gravity and Weight
- Working at Heights: General Concept
- Hazards of Working at Heights
- Risk Categories and Classification
- The Effects of a Fall Accident
- Harness Syndrome and Suspension Trauma
- The Causes of Fall Accidents
- International Standards and Parameters
- Identifying Hazards and Their Risks
- Eliminating and/or Reducing Risks
- The Permit for Working at Heights and the PETAR (Permit to Work at Height)
- The JSA (Job Safety Analysis)
- Fall Protection Systems I
- Fall Protection Systems II
- Passive Systems and PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
- Safety Railings
- Fall Protection Nets
- Safety Signage (Elements, Placement, and Areas)
- Equipment for Working at Heights
- Anchor Points (Models, Strength, Forces Generated)
- Vertical Systems (Concept, Models, and Correct Use)
- Horizontal Systems (Concept, Models, and Correct Use)
- Rope and Cable Brakes (Concept, models, and correct use)
- Lifelines (models, materials, uses, correct selection)
- Hooks on lifelines (measurements, opening, double locking)
- Movement restraint lines (concept, placement)
- Impact absorber (concept, mechanism, measurements, and forces)
- Impact absorber factor 01 and factor 02
- Free fall distance (concept and calculation application)
- Alternatives when there is insufficient fall distance
- Positioning lines or lanyards (concept, models, uses)
- Harnesses for working at heights (models, applications, compatible connections)
- Equipment for confined spaces
- Telescopic ladders, stepladders
- Scaffolding for working at heights
- Inspection and review of equipment (detailed review and reading of labels)
- Correct use, adjustment, and placement of equipment
- Maintenance and replacement of equipment
- Basic rescue for working at heights (concept and equipment)
- Use of ropes and Pulleys for basic rescue
- Rope knots
- Guided practical exercises (equipment identification, correct placement and adjustment of equipment, proper use, ascent, descent, positioning and suspension in the air, practice of recovering a weight or person suspended in the air, for basic rescue)
- Incorrect uses (incompatible connections, common errors, bad practices)
Level 3 Working at Heights Course (includes rescue)
This course is designed for supervisors, safety officers, and managers who will not only be responsible for ensuring that all workers or operators maintain and respect best practices for working at heights, but will also be able to pre-assess the work area and determine the complete logistics of working at heights. In addition to all the information covered in the Level 1 and 2 Working at Heights courses, this course will also provide specialized knowledge relevant to their responsibilities, such as developing a complete fall protection plan, a work at heights plan, a rescue and evacuation plan, evaluating structures for anchor points, and more. (See the course syllabus for details.)
Course Outline: Competent Person for Working at Heights - Level III
- Important Questions
- Need for Fall Protection
- General Concept of Working at Heights
- Hazards of Working at Elevations
- Elements of a Fall Protection Program
- Identification and Assessment of Fall Risks
- Permitted and Suspended Access
- Effects of a Fall
- Causes of Fall Accidents
- Unsafe Conditions and Acts
- Overconfidence and Lack of Knowledge
- Identification of Risks and Hazards
- Regulations
- The JSA (Job Safety Analysis)
- Permits for Working at Heights
- Hazard Elimination
- Safety Signage
- Equipment for Working at Heights
- Inspection and Maintenance
- Equipment Labels and Requirements
- Fall Protection Systems I
- Fall Protection Systems II
- Passive Fall Protection Systems
- Active Fall Protection Systems
- Anchor Points (Models, Installation, Testing)
- Horizontal Systems (Anchor Lines, Installation, and Regulations)
- Vertical Systems (Anchor Lines, Installation, and Regulations) Regulations)
- Lifelines (models, materials, uses, selection)
- Impact absorbers (factor 1 and factor 2, uses)
- Free fall distance (factor 1, factor 2)
- Positioning lines, lanyards
- Harnesses for working at heights
- Confined space entry equipment
- Aerial lifts
- Scaffolding (dimensions, models, structure, considerations)
- Ladders (models and considerations, protection systems)
- Cranes and suspended work platforms
- Training requirements for rescue at heights.
- Advanced Rescue for Working at Heights
- Rescue Plan for Working at Heights
- Rescue Team (General Concept, Needs, and Equipment)
- Suspension Trauma: Advanced Concept, Symptoms, and Prevention
- Proper Use and Adjustment of Equipment
- Equipment Maintenance and Replacement
- Real-Life Training
- Ascent, Descent, Positioning, Suspension in the Air,
- Advanced Rescue, Rope Handling, Basic Knots,
- Pulley Use, Locking and Retrieval Systems
- Fall Protection Training
- Rescue at Heights