Train-The-Trainer – Elevated Work Platform
In Person
Overview
Powered Elevating Work Platforms, or EWP’s, are very common pieces of equipment used in the workplace to gain access to elevated areas where other means may not be possible or practicable. With elevating work platforms being so common in the workplace, it is important that we are familiar with how to operate them safely.
Under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), employers and supervisors have the responsibility to keep workers safe, and workers have the responsibility to ensure that they follow the requirements and work in a safe manner. This program is designed to familiarize participants with their legal obligations as they relate to the operation of elevating work platforms.
Regulations specific to different industries such as construction, industrial and health care, state that operators of lifting devices must be competent. Being competent means having the knowledge, training and experience to organize the work, being familiar with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and its Regulations where they may apply, and having knowledge of the potential or actual hazards that exist in the workplace.
Our elevated work platform training program is designed to help participants become competent persons.
Our program provides training as outlined in CSA B354 for Portable Elevating Work Platforms.
Our Train The Trainer programs are designed to show companies some of the techniques used in teaching adult participants about the various courses we offer. It provides a base from which the company can use to train their own employees. Companies are provided with a course curriculum including manuals, presentations, tests and answer keys. Some of the topics we cover are the different types of learners that can be encountered in the workplace, as well as the best practices for teaching them.
What You’ll Learn
- Competent operators
- Definition under the OHSA
- Legal responsibilities under the OHSA
- Occupational Health and Safety Act, sections 25 to 31, 50, 66
- Regulatory requirements (industry-specific)
- Authorized operators
- Contributing factors
- Hierarchy of controls
- Annual inspections and NDT’s
- Scissor/vertical mast lifts
- Functions and features
- Pre-use inspections
- Emergency lowering
- Free-wheeling
- Lockout/tag-out
- Articulating and telescopic boom lifts
- Functions and features
- Pre-use inspections
- Ground emergency/auxiliary lowering
- Free-wheeling/drive-hub disengagement
- Lockout/tag-out
- Documentation and deficiencies
- Safe operating procedures
- Stability
- General rules
- Fuels
- Batteries
- Propane
- Diesel
- Fall arrest system overview
- Inspection
- Selection, care and use
- Practical skills evaluation on one elevating work platform per participant
- Written evaluation
FAQ
How is this program taught?
This program is taught using an interactive discussion method. This means that all participants will be involved in discussing the content throughout the duration of the program. This method ensures that all participants receive and understand the information.
Are there accommodations for learning disabilities?
Participants that may have a learning disability or other impairment, such as language, literacy hearing, or vision, will be accommodated. This may involve having the questions read to the participant(s) by the instructor, the assistance of an interpreter supplied by the employer, or other means. Where disabilities or impairments are identified, please advise your contact when scheduling the course so all efforts to accommodate can be made.
How long is the certificate valid for?
The certificate is valid for five years from the date of completion
Details
Course Length
approximately 16 hours (2 days)
Breaks
Two 10-minute breaks, one 30-minute lunch break each day
Location
Private onsite
Prerequisites
- none