scope:

General

This Standard specifies the requirements for and provides guidance on fall protection training in the workplace.

Purpose

The purpose of this Standard is to provide guidance to organizations and training providers on practices for fall protection training in accordance with this Standard, and applicable legislation.

Application

This Standard is applicable to organizations of any size or type, and to organizations and individuals who design, develop, and deliver fall protection training.

Exclusions

This Standard is focused on formal competency-based training by a competent person, which includes a theoretical evaluation and a hands-on, in-person component that measures the learning achieved. Therefore, this Standard specifically excludes all other instructional activities.

Relationship to legal requirements

At the time of publication of this Standard, regulatory requirements respecting fall protection training differ from jurisdiction to jurisdiction in Canada. It is the user's responsibility to determine how applicable legislative requirements relate to this Standard.

Terminology In this Standard, "shall" is used to express a requirement, i.e., a provision that the user is obliged to satisfy in order to comply with the Standard; "should" is used to express a recommendation or that which is advised but not required; and "may" is used to express an option or that which is permissible within the limits of the Standard.

Notes accompanying clauses do not include requirements or alternative requirements; the purpose of a note accompanying a clause is to separate from the text explanatory or informative material.

Notes to tables and figures are considered part of the table or figure and may be written as requirements.

Annexes are designated normative (mandatory) or informative (non-mandatory) to define their application.