Competent Climber Course

 

This training course is designed for all personnel who work at or supervise individuals who work at heights. The training provides individuals with the required skills to safely recognize, evaluate, and control hazards related to falls and working at heights. It also teaches participants climbing techniques, proper selection of fall protection equipment and how to properly write a site specific fall protection plan. This course has been designed in coordination with all applicable OSHA regulations and ANSI standards.

This course involves both multi-media presentations and hands-on workshops

• Program Topics
  • Fall Prevention & Protection Competent Person Review
  • Overview of Regulations and Standards (OSHA, ANSI Z359 2007)
  • Defining and discussing fall restraint, fall restriction and fall arrest
  • Anchors and Anchor Connectors
  • Connecting Devices and Harnesses
  – Selection
  – Inspection, Maintenance, Use & Limitations
  • Specialty Systems
  – Vertical Lifelines
  – Horizontal Lifelines
  – Ladder Safety Climbing Systems
  – Controlled Descent Systems
  • Hazard Recognition, Evaluation and Control
  • Industry Hazards
  – RF/EME
  – Types of Tower Structures
  – Weather, Clothing, Falling Objects
  – Crane and Man Lift Usage
  • Fall Clearance Calculation & Minimizing Fall Forces
  • Rescue
  – Pre-planning
  – What to do as the Victim
  • Pre-job Planning
  • Tower Exercises
  • Intro to Rescue
  – Rescue Equipment
  – Rescue Techniques