Working from Heights & Fall Protection Awareness

This training is relevant for any Canadian worker who performs tasks at elevations where a fall could cause injury:

• Construction Workers: Structural, roofing, formwork, and framing crews working above ground level
• Industrial and Maintenance Workers: Accessing elevated platforms, mezzanines, and equipment
• Trades Workers: Electricians, plumbers, and HVAC technicians working above floor level
• Telecommunications and Utility Workers: Tower, antenna, and utility pole work
• Supervisors and Safety Professionals: Required to understand fall-protection obligations under provincial OHS law

Important: This is an awareness course. Ontario construction workers also require an MLITSD-approved Working at Heights certification program. Certificate of completion included.

Canadian Fall Protection Regulations by Province

Fall protection obligations are legislated across every Canadian jurisdiction. This awareness course covers the national framework; specific trigger heights and training requirements vary by province:

• Ontario — O. Reg. 213/91 (Construction): Fall protection required at 3 m on construction projects. Ontario construction workers must also complete an MLITSD-approved Working at Heights certification program; this awareness course provides foundational knowledge and supports the general duty training obligation.
• British Columbia — WorkSafeBC OHS Regulation Part 11: Fall protection required where a fall of 3 m or more could occur, or at lesser heights near open edges. Written fall protection plan required for all work at heights.
• Alberta — OHS Code Part 9: Fall protection required when a worker could fall 3 m or more, or onto dangerous equipment or into a hazardous substance at any height.
• Saskatchewan — OHS Regulations Part XV: Fall protection plan required for work where a fall of 3 m or more could occur.
• Manitoba — Workplace Safety and Health Regulation Part 14: Fall protection controls required at 3 m or greater in construction and general industry.
• Nova Scotia / New Brunswick / PEI / Newfoundland: Provincial OHS Regulations require fall protection at 3 m (construction) and 2.4 m in some industrial settings.
• Federal — Canada OHS Regulations Part XI: Guardrails required at 2.4 m; personal fall arrest systems required for work at any height over a fall hazard for federally regulated employers.

Employer Obligations

Employers across Canada must assess fall hazards, implement the hierarchy of fall protection controls (elimination, passive systems, fall restraint, fall arrest), develop written fall protection plans where required, and train workers before work at heights begins. Always verify the certification requirements specific to your province and sector.