Ladder Safety (CAN)

This online Ladder Safety Online course covers the fundamentals for the safe use of portable self-supporting, portable non-self-supporting, fixed, speciality, and job-made ladders. This course satisfies Canada's requirements for the classroom training.

Course Overview

A Canada-Compliant Training Class for Ladder Safety (covers portable, fixed, specialty and job-made ladders). I-CAB Recognized. This course satisfies Canada's requirements for the classroom training.

Ladders can be found in any workplace, jobsite, or home and are often overlooked as a safety hazard due to their commonality. However, ladders are consistently one of the leading causes of workplace incidents. To help employers and workers complete compliant ladder safety training, this online Ladder Safety Online course covers the fundamentals for the safe use of portable self-supporting, portable non-self-supporting, fixed, specialty, and job-made ladders.

Complete with detailed modules and case studies, this online course satisfies the requirements for classroom training. Upon completion, you will be able to print a customizable form that can be used as needed to observe worker application of the principles discussed during the training.

Course Topics

  • Ladder types
  • Ladder components and how they differ between ladder types
  • How to build a job-made wooden ladder
  • Pre-shift inspections
  • Portable and fixed ladder inspections
  • Labels
  • How to choose a ladder
  • 3-point contact method
  • Scaffolding
  • Setup and takedown of ladders
  • Hazards of working with ladders
  • Ladder incident case studies