📚 Guide by Safety Mom · Allstar Enviro Safety — The Fall Protection Awareness Safety is an online workplace safety course delivered by Safety Mom · Allstar Enviro Safety, Calgary’s Energy Safety Canada Authorized Training Provider. Self-paced, mobile-friendly, same-day certificate upon exam completion. Available across Canada.
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FALL PROTECTION AWARENESS ONLINE TRAINING
OVERVIEW:
This online fall protection awareness course is designed for Individuals who wish to learn the basics of fall protection and implement safety measures to eliminate and control the hazards. An overview of the applicable legislation guidelines and practices of industry will help with learning corresponding hazard controls.
WHO WILL BENEFIT:
Employees who go to height and Supervisors who must plan their work where a fall hazard is present will benefit from the topics on this online program.
TOPICS:
- Workplace fall hazards
- Equipment used for Fall Protection
- Effective Fall protection plans
- Legislation
- Emergency Response Planning
COST: $39.95
LENGTH OF TIME:
Approximate time is 90 minutes
CERTIFICATION:
Testing is conducted actively during this program to reinforce learning. Students have 2 chances to pass to receive their certificate of completion. Supplemental materials that are necessary to complete this seminar can be accessed online. Candidates must pass this program with a mark of 80%. Once passed, please download and print off the certificate of completion.
FALL PROTECTION AWARENESS ONLINE COURSE PREVIEW
Additional Safety Knowledge
Alberta Fall Protection Requirements
Under Alberta OHS Code Part 9, fall protection is mandatory when workers are exposed to a fall of 3 metres (10 feet) or more, into operating machinery, into water or other liquid, or into hazardous substances. Employers must complete a formal fall hazard assessment for every task at height and implement a written fall protection plan before work begins. WorkSafeBC applies similar rules with a 3-metre threshold.
The Alberta hierarchy of fall protection controls prioritises elimination first (redesign the task to avoid heights), then guardrails, safety nets, and finally personal fall arrest systems as the last line of defence.
Core Fall Protection Awareness Safety Concepts Every Worker Should Know
- Free-fall distance: the maximum unrestricted fall must not exceed 1.8 metres (6 feet) with a shock-absorbing lanyard, or as calculated for the anchor point in use.
- Total fall clearance: anchor height + free-fall + deceleration distance + harness stretch + safety margin. Miscalculation is a leading cause of struck-ground fatalities.
- Anchor point strength: permanent anchors must support 22.2 kN (5,000 lbf) per attached worker or be designed by a professional engineer.
- Pre-use inspection: visual and tactile check of webbing (cuts, burns, fraying, chemical exposure), stitching, D-rings, buckles, and lanyard connectors before every shift.
- Suspension trauma: a suspended worker can suffer venous pooling and cardiac arrest within 10–20 minutes. Rescue plan is mandatory, not optional.
Who Needs Fall Protection Training
Roofers, ironworkers, scaffolders, oil & gas derrick and rig workers, wind turbine technicians, communications tower climbers, warehouse order-pickers using aerial platforms, arborists, window cleaners, and anyone using ladders above 3 metres. Alberta OHS requires training that includes hazard identification, equipment selection, inspection, safe use, and rescue procedures — delivered before the worker is first exposed to the fall hazard.
Content reviewed by Arliss Levine, CRSP, CHSC — lead safety instructor at Safety Mom · Allstar Enviro Safety Calgary, an Energy Safety Canada Authorized Training Provider.
