construction working-at-heights

Working-at-heights training deadline extended

Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Ontario’s ministry of labour has, under certain conditions, given construction workers who met old requirements for fall protection training an extra six months to meet new requirements for working-at-heights training, reported RESCON in a formal update to its members. The requirements apply to construction workers who use travel restraint systems, fall restricting systems, fall arrest systems, safety nets and work or safety belts.

Construction workers who fulfilled the fall protection training requirements contained in subsection 26.2(1) of O. Reg. 213/91 before O. Reg. 297/13 took effect April 1, 2015, were initially given two years to transition to the working-at-heights training requirements. The recently announced extension gives these construction workers until Oct. 1, 2017, to fulfill the new requirements provided that they are enrolled in a chief prevention officer-approved working-at-heights training program that will conclude before the revised cutoff date.

A memo from the ministry to chief prevention officer-approved working-at-heights training providers indicates that employers will be required to keep written proof of enrollment for these construction workers. Employers will also be required to produce this proof of enrollment, including the worker’s name, the approved training provider’s name, the approved training program’s name and the date the training is due to wrap up, on request by inspectors, and may receive such requests from clients as well.

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