COURSE GUIDE
Certex offers an expansive line of Fall Protection and Rigging Training. Courses are offered across all 5 of our regions. We also offer on-site training. Contact us to learn more, and view our Course Guide below.
Current Course List:
The following courses are regularly scheduled courses. See the course calendar here.
Specialty Courses:
The following courses are specialty classes that can be scheduled upon request. Please email our Fall Protection Training team to learn more.
Qualified Rigger Level 1 Training
A qualified rigger is defined as a qualified person who, by possession of a recognized degree, certificate or professional standing, or who by extensive knowledge, training and experience, successfully demonstrated the ability to solve/resolve problems relating to rigging. This course brings all of the rigging concerns into focus for a practical, field proven method of ensuring rigging safety.
DURATION:
1 Day (8 hours)
PREREQUISITE:
None
COURSE OVERVIEW:
This program includes technical training and the required examination to meet OSHA standards. The course illustrates the proper use and pre-use inspection of rigging gear, slings and below-the-hook lifting devices to ensure those who complete training are competent.
Major Course Topics Include:
• OSHA Regulations, §1926 and 1910
• Wire Rope Slings and Proper Use
• Synthetic Web Slings and Proper Use
• Synthetic Round Slings and Proper Use
• Chain Slings and Proper Use
• Rigging Hardware and Proper Use
• Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices
• Pre-Use Sling and Gear Inspection
• Softeners and Sling Protection
• Sling Hitches and Applications
• How to Verify the Working Load Limit
• Sling & Hardware Rating Charts
• Sling Angles and their Affect on Rigging
• Load Balance and Center of Gravity
• How to Determine Load Weight
• Manufacturer’s instructions, limitations, specifications and recommendations
• Understanding The Fall Zone
• Taglines and Their Proper Use
• Power Line Safety
• Assembly/Disassembly OSHA 1926 Subpart CC
Specific Training Objectives:
• Identification and application of sling types.
• Identification and application of rigging hardware and hooks.
• Identification and application of below-the-hook lifting devices.
• Pre-use inspection and removal criteria of slings and rigging hardware.
• How to identify the working load limits for all slings and rigging gear.
• The effects of sling angle tension created from bridle hitch configurations.
• Load balance and center of gravity.
• Know and understand requirements to keep clear of the load.
• Know and understand dangers of working around energized power lines.
• Know specific regulations required for the rigger.
Upcoming Classes
Qualified Rigger Level 1 Training
Qualified Rigger Level 1 Training
Qualified Rigger Level 1 Training
Qualified Rigger Level 1 Training
Competent Person for Safety at Heights
Includes Equipment Inspector
DURATION:
2 Day (16 hours )
PREREQUISITE:
None
AUDIENCE:
Managers, supervisors and safety professionals who supervise at height workers and who are responsible for the supervision, implementation and monitoring of the fall protection program.
OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of this comprehensive program students will be able to identify existing and predictable hazards and take corrective measures to eliminate them through knowledge, selection, use and installation of fall protection equipment.
Combined with problem solving hands on exercises, this combination will instill the working knowledge of all required elements of the program.
COURSE INCLUDES:
- Fundamentals of Fall Protection
- Anchorage
- Self Retracting Devices
- Shock Absorbing Lanyards
- Installing Fall Protection Systems
- Hierarchy of Fall Protection
- Work Positioning Systems
- Selection of System Components
- Inspection, Care and Maintenance
- Rescue and Application
- Identifying Hazards
- Proposed Standards
- Written and practical exams are given
- Hardware Compatibility
- Donning a Harness
- Vertical Lifelines
- Horizontal Lifelines
- Engineered Systems
- Required Clearances
- Restraint Systems
- Specialty Systems
- Standards & Regulations
- Conventional Systems
- Temporary Systems
Course Calendar
Train the Trainer
Competent Person for Safety at Heights
DURATION:
.5 Day ( 4 hours )
PREREQUISITE:
Competent Person for Safety at Heights
AUDIENCE:
Competent Person for Safety at Heights course is designed for Supervisors, Managers, and Safety Professional who have previously successfully completed the initial Competent Person for Safety at Heights, ZT-CPHEIGHTS course.
OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of this course, students will have received a working knowledge of the safe use of fall protection systems and their components. This course focuses on Principles of adult learning and Teach back competency.
COURSE INCLUDES:
- 1/2 day of hands-on instruction by an MSA factory trained instructor.
- The MSA Safety at Heights instruction training manuals and supporting documents
- Refreshments during the breaks in training
- MSA Safety at Heights Certificate
Competent Person for Equipment Inspection
DURATION:
.5 Day ( 4 hours )
PREREQUISITE:
None
AUDIENCE:
People who work at height and inspect their own equipment or person who is responsible for the care, marking, maintenance and annual documented inspection of company fall protection equipment.
OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of this comprehensive program students will have been introduced to standardized practices for equipment inspection by using hands-on exercises.
COURSE INCLUDES:
- Regulations and Documentation
- Inspection of Anchorage Connectors
- Inspection of Snaphooks and Carabiners
- Inspection of Lanyards
- Inspection of Self Retracting Devices
- Inspection of Full Body Harnesses
- Inspection of Horizontal and Vertical Lifelines
- Inspection of Rope and Cable Grab Systems
- Students will receive sample logs for record keeping
- Written and practical exams are given
Refresher – Competent Person for Safety at Heights
DURATION:
1 day ( 8 hours )
PREREQUISITE:
Competent Person Training from CERTEX or equivalent, no longer than 2 years prior
AUDIENCE:
This 2 year refresher is for managers, supervisors and safety professionals who supervise at height workers and who are responsible for the supervision, implementation and monitoring of the fall protection program.fall protection equipment.
OBJECTIVES:
Students will be provided with all updated Regulations, Standards, manufacturers requirements and previous competent person training and be able to implement and manage a fall protection program in various locations and conditions.
COURSE INCLUDES:
- Fundamentals of Fall Protection
- Anchorage
- Self Retracting Devices
- Shock Absorbing Lanyards
- Installing Fall Protection Systems
- Hierarchy of Fall Protection
- Work Positioning Systems
- Selection of System Components
- Inspection, Care and Maintenance
- Rescue and Application
- Identifying Hazards
- Hardware Compatibility
- Donning a Harness
- Vertical Lifelines
- Horizontal Lifelines
- Engineered Systems
- Required Clearances
- Restraint Systems
- Specialty Systems
- Standards & Regulations
- Conventional Systems
- Temporary Systems
Authorized Person for Safety at Heights
DURATION:
Minimum 8 Hours
** This course can be adjusted to fit the type of fall protection equipment used in your workplace
PREREQUISITE:
None
AUDIENCE:
This course is designed for individuals working at height
OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of this course, students will have received a working knowledge of the safe use of fall protection systems and their components. This course focuses on fall protection theory and hands- on exercises. It covers the most commonly available fall protection systems.
COURSE INCLUDES:
- Energy Absorbing Lanyard
- Hierarchy of Fall Protection
- Self Retracting Devices
- Inspection
- Written and practical exams are given
- Compatibility
- Work Positioning
- Donning a Full Body Harness
- Vertical Systems
- Calculating fall clearances
- Horizontal Systems· Calculating fall clearances
- Horizontal Systems
Lift Training
Fork Lift, Aerial Lift, Scissor Lift
DURATION:
TBD
PREREQUISITE:
None
Call for more information.
MSHA Training
OVERVIEW:
Training is an essential part of MSHA’s mission to keep miners safe and healthy. Our goal is to help the mining industry develop high- quality training, and to strengthen and modernize training through collaboration with industry stakeholder.
MSHA Part 46 Training:
Part 46 training is required for surface miners and contractors engaged in Shell Dredging or Employed at Sand and Gravel, Surface Stone, Surface clay, Colloidal Phosphate, Surface Limestone, Marble, Shale, Kaolin, Feldspar, Granite, Traprock, cement, Line, Sandstone, and Slate Mines and Operations.
- MSHA Part 46 New Miner
- MSHA Part 46 Refresher
The Surface Miner Training curriculum parallels the required and suggested topics outlined in the Part 46 Federal regulations addressing miner training. These key topics are grouped into the following nine activities that make up the Surface Miner Training curriculum:
COURSE INCLUDES:
- Regulations and Documentation
- Introduction to the Mining Environment
- Hazard Recognition and Avoidance
- Emergency Procedures
- Health and Safety Aspects of Tasks and Operations
- Hazard Reporting Rules and Procedures
- Statutory Rights of Miners
- Line of Authority
- Respiratory Devices
- First Aid
MSHA Part 48(b) Annual Refresher Training
OVERVIEW:
The MSHA Annual Refresher Training is a renewal course of mine safety and health topic areas. This course is required annually to maintain compliance with MSHA.
Who Should Attend?
Individuals in the mining industry.
COURSE INCLUDES:
- 15-Minute Rule
- Accident Prevention
- Electrical Hazards
- Escape and Emergency Evacuation Procedures
- Explosives
- Fire Warning and Firefighting
- First Aid
- Ground Control and Highwall Safety
- Health (Dust and Noise)
- Mandatory Safety and Health Standards
- Miners’ Rights and
Responsibilities
- MSHA Rules to Live By
- Self Rescue and Respiratory Devices
- Surface Powered Haulage
- Welding Safety
Completion of the 8-hour course, MSHA Part 48(b) Annual Refresher Training Certificate of Completion, MSHA 5000-23 Form.
PREREQUISITES:
This course is intended for individual who have successfully completed and have received MSHA Part 48(b) New Miner Training certification and/or have received MSHA Part 48(b) Annual Refresher Training and are in need of renewing their certification.