Fall Protection & Aerial Lift Training

In Alberta and BC, your employer must protect you from falling when you could fall 3 metres or more, or less if the landing could hurt you worse than a flat surface. If you use a fall protection system, you must be trained or instructed in it before you start.

In Alberta, that training covers the law, anchors, connecting hardware, what a fall does to your body, inspection and emergency response. Self-propelled scissor and boom lifts count as powered mobile equipment there, so operators also need training on the machine.

• Fall Protection Fundamentals - Working at Heights: about 90 minutes. Harnesses, anchors, clearance, inspection and rescue for construction and general industry.
• Fall Protection (Alberta): about 3 hours. Built around Alberta legislation, with free fall and clearance calculations and how to put on a harness.
• Mobile Elevated Work Platform (MEWP) Training: about 60 minutes. CSA-based theory for scissor and boom lifts, in English or Spanish.
• Aerial Work Platform (AWP) Certification: about 4 hours. Scissor, push-around and boom lifts, requirements for each province, and a practical evaluation checklist for your supervisor.

• Alberta: Fall Protection (Alberta).
• British Columbia: Fall Protection (BC). You do the theory online, then register for a practical assessment to get the official certificate.
• Other provinces: Fall Protection Fundamentals - Working at Heights, about 90 minutes.
• Scissor and boom lifts: MEWP Training or AWP Certification. For boom lifts only, Boom Lift Safety. For bucket trucks, Vehicle Mounted Aerial Lifts (CAN).

• These courses cover the theory. Alberta also requires practice inspecting, fitting, adjusting and connecting equipment, and BC requires instruction in the system used in your work area. Your employer arranges this.
• Lift operators in Alberta must also show competency on the machine to a competent worker their employer designates.
• Ontario construction workers need Working at Heights training from a provider approved by the Chief Prevention Officer, with an in-person practical module. These courses do not meet that requirement.