On an Ontario construction project, any worker who may use a harness or another fall protection system needs approved working at heights training. This free practice quiz goes over the rules behind that training, with the section of the regulation for every answer.
Who needs working at heights training
Ontario Regulation 297/13 requires employers on construction projects to make sure that every worker who may use travel restraint, a fall restricting system, a fall arrest system, a safety net, a work belt or a safety belt has completed a working at heights program approved by the Chief Prevention Officer, delivered by an approved training provider. The training is valid for three years from the date of completion, and the employer keeps a record with the worker's name, the provider, the program and the date.
The approved course does not replace the site-specific part. Under the Construction Projects regulation (O. Reg. 213/91, s. 26.2) the employer must also make sure the worker is adequately trained in the system actually used on site and receives oral and written instructions from a competent person.
The rules the quiz covers
- When fall protection applies: a possible fall of more than 3 metres, more than 1.2 metres on a wheelbarrow path, and at any height into operating machinery, water, a hazardous substance or an opening;
- the order of methods: a guardrail first, then travel restraint, fall restricting, fall arrest and safety nets;
- guardrails: a top rail between 0.9 and 1.1 metres, an intermediate rail and a toe board;
- fall arrest: a full body harness and a lanyard with a shock absorber, a peak arrest force of no more than 8 kilonewtons, inspection before each use, and removal from service after a fall;
- a written rescue procedure before anyone uses fall arrest or a safety net.
Practice, not the final test
Each approved provider runs its own evaluation, which includes a practical part with the equipment. These questions were written by Quizhat from the Ontario regulations; they are not the provider's test or the answers to it, and Quizhat is not linked to the Chief Prevention Officer, the ministry or any training provider. Use the quiz before the course to arrive prepared, or before your three-year refresher to see what you remember.