An awareness course for people who work near heights but do not use a fall protection system: they learn to recognize fall hazards, the order of protection from guardrails to fall arrest, and their rights, and that a system is used only after the Fall Protection training course. 11 interactions and 7 competencies.
This is the awareness course in Orientra’s fall protection series. It is for people who work at or near heights but do not use a fall protection system — travel restraint or fall arrest: visitors and site guests, labourers and trades working near an edge or an opening, and office, maintenance or facilities staff who go out onto a roof or a mezzanine.
For people who work at or near heights but do not use a fall protection system (travel restraint or fall arrest): recognize fall hazards, know when Manitoba’s WSH Regulation requires fall protection, understand the order of fall-protection methods, stay out…
People who work near heights in Manitoba but do not use a fall protection system: site visitors, labourers, office and maintenance staff on a roof, and new workers before their Fall Protection training.
Passing the final test issues a QR-verified certificate, valid for one year.
This certificate records completion of awareness training in fall hazards and fall protection under Manitoba’s M.R. 217/2006 Part 14. It does not qualify the holder to use a fall protection system such as travel restraint or a personal fall arrest system. Manitoba requires a worker who uses a fall protection system to be trained in its use, care and inspection by a competent person (s.14.11), and the employer to train workers in the workplace’s own safe work procedures (s.14.2(1)(b)). Orientra’s Fall Protection course is the training course for workers who use these systems.
About 1 hour 30 minutes online, over 5 modules, at your own pace. It ends with a final test that needs 80% to pass.
One year from the day you pass. This is an AWARENESS course.
The Workplace Safety and Health Regulation (Manitoba Regulation 217/2006), Part 14; The Workplace Safety and Health Act (C.C.S.M. c. W210); SAFE Work Manitoba (Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba); and 2 more listed on this page.
This certificate records completion of awareness training in fall hazards and fall protection under Manitoba’s M.R. 217/2006 Part 14. It does not qualify the holder to use a fall protection system such as travel restraint or a personal fall arrest system. Manitoba requires a worker who uses a fall protection system to be trained in its use, care and inspection by a competent person (s.14.11), and the employer to train workers in the workplace’s own safe work procedures (s.14.2(1)(b)). Orientra’s Fall Protection course is the training course for workers who use these systems.
Yes. It is included in Working at Heights Program, Construction Site Safety Pack.