Construction training for every job site.

The course is approximately six hours and includes an instructor led presentation, review exercises, class discussion, power point presentation, and written knowledge test. Upon successful completion of the training program, you will demonstrate proficiency in:

• Legislation & standards pertaining to confined space entry and monitoring;
• Confined space entry preparation;
• Classification of confined space entries;
• Elements of hazardous atmospheres;
• Gas testing requirements;
• Entry authorization;
• Signage / Tagging;
• Isolations; and
• Confined Space Monitor responsibilities.

The course is approximately six hours and includes an instructor led presentation, practical exercises, class discussion, power point presentation, written knowledge test, and practical exam. Upon successful completion, you will demonstrate proficiency in:

• Legislation and standards as pertaining to aerial work platforms;
• Recent statistical information, workplace incidents, and the requirement for training;
• Elements of pre-work planning;
• Conducting a pre-use check and visual inspection;
• Employer and worker responsibilities;
• Load limitations and calculations;
• Machine specific features;
• PPE, stability, working from heights, and platform types;
• System components; and
• Safely operating an aerial work platform in the field.

The Introduction to Scaffold Course is for carpenters or scaffold erectors with 0- 2499 hours of scaffold experience and no scaffold training.  The classroom portion of the course covers definitions and terms, hazard awareness, rules and regulations, methods and the application of the regulations. The practical portion consists of basic building procedures for frame, system and tube and clamp scaffolds. All aspects are covered, from assessing ground conditions, erecting the scaffold, bracing and tying, access types and ladder cages. Multi- bay, tower scaffolds, and buttresses and cantilvers are erected and dismantled. The practical component of the course is not less than 65% of the course time. As well, some basic knot tying as pertaining to scaffold use and erection is covered.

The Intermediate Scaffold Course is for carpenters or scaffold erectors with 2500- 4999 hours of scaffold experience and who have successfully completed the Introduction to Scaffold. The classroom component consists of review of rules and regulations as well as introduction of any new changes or developments in the industry. Hazard awareness is reviewed. There is an introduction to scaffold blueprint reading and shop drawings and estimating of materials. Math topics include area and perimeter and circles and triangles. Load requirements and load capacities are covered. Knots are reviewed and practiced. The practical portion, approximately 70% covers buttresses, cantilevers, beams, putlogs and building around circular vessels. There is no frame component in the intermediate course.

The Scaffold Qualification Course is for carpenters or scaffold erectors with 5000 hours or more of practical scaffold experience and who have successfully completed the Introduction to Scaffold and the Intermediate Scaffold Course. The classroom portion consists of review of regulations and rules as well as discussion of changes in the industry. There is a blueprint reading component as well as a knot tying review which includes splicing. Load limits and requirements are reviewed. The practical portion consists of ramps, towers and hanging scaffolds, bridging scaffolds, and scaffolds cantilevered from beams.

Carpenters or scaffold erectors with 8000 hours or more of practical scaffold experience may challenge this course. Students Challenging the course must have extensive experience planning and building complex scaffolds, reading blueprints, supervising work crews and working with a variety of contractors and clients. This course will call on all of the skills taught in the Introduction and Intermediate courses; review will be minimal.

The practical projects, comprising 80-90% of the course, will be complex, requiring the students to have previous thorough knowledge of building codes and regulations as well as safety regulations. The projects in this unit will be mostly tube and clamp.

The course is approximately 8 hours in duration and includes an instructor led presentation, and approximately 1 hour practical portion, class discussion, written knowledge test, and a practical exam. The course is engineered to assist employers in ensuring the competence of their workers. It meets the legislative training requirements and exceeds Industry Standards. It is based on the most up to date legislation, CSA, Industry Standards and incorporates many industry best practices.

Aerial lift course including manlift and scissor lift, Approximately 5 hours Theory, then practical with equipment, Maximum 16 students

The course is approximately 8 hours in duration and includes an instructor led presentation, and approximately 1 hour practical portion, class discussion, written knowledge test, and a practical exam. The course is engineered to assist employers in ensuring the competence of their workers. It meets the legislative training requirements and exceeds Industry Standards. It is based on the most up to date legislation, CSA, Industry Standards and incorporates many industry best practices.

This comprehensive and practical course is designed to provide an introduction to asbestos abatement work. It is a WorkSafeBC requirement that any worker who is at risk of exposure to asbestos must be trained in the hazards of asbestos, safe work procedures, the correct use of personal protective equipment and engineering controls.
This course is primarily designed for workers in the hazardous materials abatement and restoration industries. However, many general construction workers and specialist tradespeople, such as plumbers and electricians, routinely disturb asbestos materials during the course of their work and would benefit from learning safe work practices.

When accidents happen, you need to be able to handle the situation. This seven-hour program equips you with emergency skills needed to stabilize an injured person until trained help arrives. Areas covered include bleeding control, CPR and AED, and conscious and unconscious choking.

Upon successful completion, students receive a WorkSafeBC OFA Level 1 Certificate, valid for three years.

This 10 hour course covers the planning of rigging operations, discusses rigging equipment and inspection. Industry recognized hand and radio signals. Controlling of hazards, determining the center of gravity and load weights, rated capacity and discusses the importance of proper sling angles, knots, and attaching and controlling the load.