Courses

–  An instructor led journey to uncover the central and most important elements when Working at Heights. Created by a team experienced in fall protection, safety management, and adult education that includes registered teachers and registered safety professionals. 

Topics: Through a hands-on, personalized experience students will get to:

• Understand legislation, jurisdiction and CSA requirements.
• Understand the Fall Protection Hierarchy of Controls
• Know the ABCs of Fall Protection
• Inspect fall protection gear – Hundreds of items; some new, some experienced and some critically flawed.
• Fit a Full Body Harness – How to correctly don and fit different types of harnesses.
• Learn compatibility – Not everything goes well together
• Identify hazards and controls – A great networking, teambuilding and group learning experience
• Be suspended in a harness! – A powerful educating experience (participation optional)
• Realise fall forces – See different scenarios of simulated falls using our 18’ drop test tower
• Use lifelines – Why look at photos when you can physically connect to all different types
• Correct use different fall protection systems – Physically setup restraint and arrest systems using a diverse array of equipment.
• Calculate fall clearance – Using different types of fall protection equipment
• Understand suspension comfort and rescue considerations
• Falling object prevention
• Ladder safety – how to choose, inspect and safely use ladders
• Write a Fall Protection Plan

Duration

• 7 hours of curriculum 

Course material:

• Students will be using a comprehensive digital book

Who should attend:

• Individuals working at height
• Supervisors
• Safety Personnel
• Supply chain personnel involved in purchasing fall protection equipment

Logistics:

• Courses are available in Burnaby or Langley
• Open Enrolment available every Tuesday
• Training can be provided at client’s facility
• We provide harnesses and fall protection equipment for educational purposes, you can bring yours to make sure it’s fit properly
• Snacks and beverages provided if at Burnaby facility
• There are written quizzes per chapter with a passing mark for the total score
• Upon successful completion, eCards will be issued to the employer, and QR Tags and hardhat stickers will be issued to individuals.

What would happen if you took all the information we gathered from teaching thousands of safety courses and analysed it?
Then added professional instructors feedback and thousands of students feedback?
This is exactly how we created our Hybrid course.

Hybrid cars? Sure, but Hybrid Education?

Safety education cannot only be theory. You have to tell me, then show me, then let me show you.

The theory will tell you the CORE parts of daily Fall Protection, taking you on a journey of discovery, and designated to ensure your understanding of every piece of knowledge you’ll encounter. We have used modern, state of the art, software to create this part of our hybrid education. This interactive journey is built in modules, and each module has numerous parts where the student will have to answer questions, have a conversation, click an image, move an object, or in many other ways interact with the software. These are not a pass/fail, they are part of learning, and they’re meant to give you info right in the course, before actually going to work at heights. At the end of each module there is a knowledge check that is graded, kept on file, and – if not answered correctly – it will be reviewed 1-on-1 with an instructor.

Anyone who’s worked, supervised, or just observed Work at Heights will agree that a theory-only course for such a topic is definitely not enough. This is why it had to be Hybrid. Once you successfully finish the theory part of the course you will go through our practical training and assessment.
We come to you or you come to us after your theory is done. You’ll do the 1-on-1 review with our competent instructor, then you will perform a series of tasks that are common when working at heights, and will be evaluated on how well you do these tasks. We will give you some tips and tricks to help you have a better understand of fall protection equipment and systems, and at the end decide if you have gained the knowledge from the course.

Hybrid allows you to learn the theory at you own pace, at home, at the office, or anywhere there’s internet. Then with practical training and evaluation, you complete the journey.

For learners, Hybrid provides the most one on one time.

This Hybrid course does not provide credits for NCSO designation. Applicants for NCSO designation must attend our full day classroom training.

An instructor led journey to uncover the central and most important elements when entering a confined space. Created by a team experienced in managing confined space entry teams, safety management, and adult education that includes registered teachers and registered safety professionals.

Topics:

Through a hands-on, personalized experience, students will be able to recognize confined spaces, the hazards in such spaces, and the means to control these hazards in order to protect themselves.

By the end of day, students will:

• Recognise what a confined space is, and being able to identify one.
• Identify the common hazards found in confined spaces.
• Understand responsibilities, and the role of the Qualified Person
• Understand legislation, jurisdiction and CSA requirements.
• Review controls used to manage the hazards
• Perform and review atmospheric monitoring
• Review reasoning behind atmospheric levels, how they are related
• Understand how to setup ventilation and how flow rates are calculated
• Review historic lessons learnt with confined space events
• Lockout of equipment or machinery inside a space, and isolation of adjacent piping
• Venting, Purging, and inerting confined spaces
• Tools and equipment requirements for confined space.
• Do Hands-on use of common entry and rescue systems including: Tripod and Winch; Rope Rescue System; Ventilation systems, and fan setups considering different hose lengths; Gas detection with pump, and how to do pre-entry testing from outside the space
• Pre-use inspection of equipment
• Selection/fit and use of PPE for confined space
• Class AE Full body harness. Logic for use, inspection, and fitting
• Several rescue scenarios from common confined spaces with different access and rescue methods.

Note – some practical lessons may not be possible to perform on site. In this case instructor will use alternative lesson plans.

Logistics:

• Courses start 8:30 am to 3:50 pm at our fully equipped training facility
• Training can be provided at client’s facility however some hands on exercises may have to be modified.
• We provide harnesses, tripods, gas detection, ventilation systems for educational purposes, you can bring yours to make sure it’s fit properly
• Snacks and beverages provided
• There are written quizzes per chapter as well as a practical assessment with a passing mark for the total score
• Upon successful completion, eCards will be issued to the employer, and QR Tags and hardhat stickers will be issued to individuals.

A group learning experience that has each member uncover the responsibilities of being a supervisor.  Created by a team that has experience in all elements of supervision, behavior based safety and safety management systems.

Topics:

Through a discovery style practical experience students will:

• Discover what the legal definition of a supervisor is.
• Search for the specific legislation
• Understand Due Diligence – the Four Cornerstones
• Realise the responsibilities of a supervisor
• Understand the role of Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committees
• Explore Health and Safety Management Systems – Plan, Do, Check, Act
• Perform Hazard Identification
• Complete a Risk Assessment
• Create a Safe Job Procedure
• Recognize our responsibilities for New and Young workers
• WHMIS 2015 and managing the transition
• Find out what training is and how it needs to be managed
• Evaluate workplace behaviors
• Understand Behavioral Based Safety
• Improve communication skills
• Recognize Leadership and what creates effective supervision
• Explore The Loss Causation Model doing an investigation

Duration

• 7 hours of curriculum

Course Material:

Students are provided with a comprehensive workbook that includes forms and lessons used in course.

Who should attend?

• Supervisors
• Those who direct anyone to do a task
• Safety coordinators
• Managers

Logistics:

• Courses start 8:30 am to 3:30 pm at our fully equipped training facility
• Training can be provided at client’s facility
• Snacks and beverages provided
• There are written quizzes per chapter with a passing mark for the total score
• Upon successful completion, eCards will be issued to the employer, and QR Tags and hardhat stickers will be issued to individuals.

An instructor led journey to understand how to operate Scissor Lifts safely. With both theory and practical elements, students will understand how to protect themselves and others when operating Scissor Lifts in the workplace. Developed in line with requirements set in OHS Regulations, CSA Standards and Operator manuals of common models in Canada. Currently offered in house or on-site.

Topics:

Through a hands-on, personalized experience students will get to:

• Understand legislation, jurisdiction and CSA requirements.
• Understand documentation and training requirements
• Demonstrate the ability to perform pre-use inspections and function tests
• Perform a work area inspection
• Identify and control operating hazards

Understand Safe Work Practices for operation

Duration

• 2 hours of curriculum plus 0.5 hour practical per student

Course material:

• Students will be using a comprehensive digital book

Who should attend:

• Scissor Lift Operators

Logistics:

• Courses can be provided at our training center or at client’s facility
• A scissor lift in good working condition is required for training
• Operators are expected to have basic knowledge on Scissor Lift operation
• There is a written quiz and practical assessment per student
• Upon successful completion, eCards will be issued to the employer, and QR Tags and hardhat stickers will be issued to individuals.
• Also available in Spanish

An instructor led journey to understand how to operate Fork Lifts safely. With both theory and practical elements, students will understand how to protect themselves and others when operating Fork Lifts in the workplace. Developed in line with requirements set in OHS Regulations, CSA Standards and Operator manuals of common models in Canada. Currently offered on-site only.

Topics:

Through a hands-on, personalized experience students will get to:

• Understand applicable legislation and where to find it
• Understand Documentation & Training requirements
• Demonstrate the ability to perform inspection and function test
• Identify operating hazards
• Know hazard controls
• Understand different steering modes and their uses
• Understand how to read indicators
• Use load charts
• Understand Safe Work Practices
• Understand machine stability

Duration

• 2 hours of curriculum plus 0.5 hour practical per student

Course material:

• Students will be using a comprehensive digital book

Who should attend:

• Fork Lift Operators

Logistics:

• Courses can only be provided at client’s facility at the moment
• A Fork lift in good working condition is required for training
• Operators are expected to have basic knowledge on Fork Lift operation
• There is a written quiz and practical assessment per student
• Upon successful completion, eCards will be issued to the employer, and QR Tags and hardhat stickers will be issued to individuals.
• Also available in Spanish

An instructor led journey to understand how to operate Boom Lifts safely. With both theory and practical elements, students will understand how to protect themselves and others when operating Boom Lifts in the workplace. Developed in line with requirements set in OHS Regulations, CSA Standards and Operator manuals of common models in Canada. Currently offered on-site only.

Topics:

Through a hands-on, personalized experience students will get to:

• Understand legislation, jurisdiction and CSA requirements.
• Understand documentation and training requirements
• Demonstrate the ability to perform pre-use inspections and function tests
• Perform a work area inspection
• Identify and control operating hazards
• Understand Safe Work Practices for operation

Duration

• 2 hours of curriculum plus 0.5 hour practical per student

Course material:

• Students will be using a comprehensive digital book

Who should attend:

• Boom Lift Operators

Pre-Requisite:

• Valid Fall Protection Training Certificate

Logistics:

• Courses can only be provided at client’s facility at the moment
• Harnesses and fall protection equipment for educational purposes are required
• A Boom lift in good working condition is required for training
• Operators are expected to have basic knowledge on Boom Lift operation
• There is a written quiz and practical assessment per student
• Upon successful completion, eCards will be issued to the employer, and QR Tags and hardhat stickers will be issued to individuals.
• Also available in Spanish