Working At Heights Training at Vaughan Training Centre

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Workers on construction projects who use fall protection devices must take a working at heights training program. The program must be:

  • approved by the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development’s Chief Prevention Officer
  • delivered by a training provider who has been approved by the Chief Prevention Officer
  • taken before a worker can use fall protection

Training requirements for working at heights are set out in O. Reg. 297/13: Occupational Health and Safety Awareness Training.

Who needs working at heights training

Under O. Reg. 213/91: Construction Projects, you need to take this training if you work on a construction project and are required to use any of the following methods of fall protection:

  • travel restraint system
  • fall restricting system
  • fall arrest system
  • safety net
  • work belt
  • safety belt

This training requirement is in addition to the equipment-specific training required by section 26.2 of O. Reg. 213/91.