Fall Protection and Bosun Chair Training
16 Hours / 2 Days
Pre-Requisites: None
This course provides an overview of the potential hazards associated with working at heights and precautions which should be taken to prevent injuries when working at height and in a Bosun Chair.
The program provides an overview of the types of fall protection devices that are available for Bosun's Chair work and their intended use and provides hands-on training in all aspects of Bosun's chair use.
This program will meet the requirements of WorkSafeBC Part 11, Fall Protection, and Part 32, Evacuation & Rescue.
Book NowMain Teaching Points
- Overview of the necessity of fall protection
- Identification, prioritization and control of fall hazards
- Hierarchy of fall protection systems
- Components of personal fall arrest and descent systems
- Donning techniques for harnesses
- Critical concepts of fall protection
- Inspection and maintenance of system components
- Provisions for establishing a rescue plan
- Written fall protection plan
- Establishing anchors
- Basic knots bends & hitches
- Rope care and documentation
- Protection around a leading-edge, presentation to an edge, descent tools and techniques utilizing a two-line system
- Low and High point edge transitions
- Self-rescue techniques
- Ascending techniques
- Small-team assisted rescue
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