Fall Protection with Basic Rescue Course

The Fall Protection with Basic Rescue course offered by Fossil Creek Industrial Training is designed to introduce the student to the basic concepts, hazards, hazard control processes and safe work procedures associated with rescuing a worker who is hanging in their harness after a fall from a height.

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Course Description

At the end of this course, the end-user should be familiar with the basic concepts, hazards, hazard control processes and safe work procedures associated with rescuing a worker who has fallen from height.

End-users should not assume this material alone constitutes complete training. It is expected that a workplace will apply this information as they create their own company specific Fall Rescue program as part of their company’s larger Health & Safety Management System.

Due to the different policies and procedures and equipment utilized on different work sites, certain statements in this program may not apply.

Course Content

The objective of this course is to allow the end-user to understand the concepts, procedures and tools that are necessary for safely working at heights. 

This course follows the guidelines and standards referenced in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut Safety Act and Regulations, Canadian Standards Association, and the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS), ANSI, and OSHA.

Topics covered in this course include:

  • Medical consideration

  • Equipment for rope-based rescue

  • Psychological aspects of rescue

  • Rescue considerations

  • Post rescue

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