Bridge Inspector Fall Protection and Rescue (FPR-BI)

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Bridge Inspector - Fall Protection and Rescue Course content includes the following:

FPR - BI

Course Duration is four days (32 hours).
  • relevant legislation, regulations, CSA Standards and industry "best practices"
  • bridge inspector fall protection and rescue procedures
  • fall protection and rescue equipment design and selection considerations
  • energy absorbing devices
    • personal
  • anchorage requirements
    • vertical
    • swing falls
  • connecting means
    • bypass lanyards
    • work positioning - daisy chain
    • work positioning - RPD
  • body holding devices
    • specialized full body harness types, uses, etc.
    • harness untangling, donning, adjusting, inspection
  • fall protection equipment inspections and logging of inspection requirements
  • fall protection equipment care and storage
  • fall protection practical applications
    • climb using bypass lanyard
    • use of work positioning – daisy chain
    • use of work positioning - RPD
  • rescue considerations
    • rescue equipment and systems
    • rescue procedures
  • simulated practical rescue scenarios
    • use rescue ladder
    • use RPD self- rescue technique
    • use double RPD rescue technique
    • use controlled descent device – rescue and bucket truck evacuation
  • trainee qualification
  • an evaluation of the trainees' knowledge retention by means of both a written test for the theory portion of the course and a proficiency checklist for the practical portion.

NOTE: New Heights strongly recommends to the Client that refresher courses (8 hour duration) for workers using fall protection be instituted to ensure consistency in the training standards and quality. This refresher training should take place within the first 12 months after the initial fall protection and rescue training.

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