Did you know that Rigging Training is required by Occupational Health and Safety.  OHS Regulations state, "Any worker who is required or permitted to assemble, use, maintain or dismantle rigging is trained in safe rigging practices."

Link to OHS regulations: http://www.qp.gov.sk.ca/documents/English/Regulations/Regulations/O1-1R1.pdf

Northern Strands has now provided at heights access solutions in Saskatchewan for the past 5 years. 

Services include:

• Suspended Access training for all of our customers
• Onsite technical help with all Suspended Access rigging and setup ranging from simple setups to engineered highly technical setups
• Material hoisting solution

We are Saskatoon's premier swing stage rental and training company.  Click on the link below to learn more.

 http://www.northernstrands.com/suspended-access-systems.aspx

A Calgary company was fined  $14,000 by Occupational Health and Safety.  The employee fell 14 feet through a hole in the floor.  Once again showing how important Engineered Fall protection and Fall Arrest training is.  You can read the full story at this link.

 http://www.thestarphoenix.com/health/Calgary+company+fined+over+fall+injury/10020534/story.html

Northern Strands has now added a Tugger Safety Training course to it's growing list of available courses.

The Northern Strands Tugger Safety Training course was developed to assist employers in complying with the above legislation and to address a seemingly high incident rate in the mining industry that relates to general tugger operation. The aim of the course is to give students the information they need to properly inspect and operate a tugger as well as to try and change the climate of complacency that seems to have engulfed these extremely powerful and potentially hazardous machines.

Some concepts discussed in the Tugger Safety Training are:

• Proper anchoring techniques for different substrata Anchorage pull testing procedures
• Tugger inspection criteria Effective communication guidelines
• The duties of operators and designated signallers
• The OH&S Regulations pertaining to tugger and winch use in Saskatchewan.
• Important rigging concepts will be reviewed as tugger operation and rigging go hand in hand.

Northern Strands is able to accommodate this training seminar on-site, provided a suitable work area is available, or at one of Northern Strands' facilities.

Contact us at 306.242.7073 or email training@northernstrands.com for more information.

Northern Strands provides Crosby Rigging Training, an industry wide recognized standard for basic rigging principles.  This seminar aims to ensure students are well versed in the selection, inspection, cautions to personnel, effects of environment and proper rigging practices.  Students will have the opportunity to question a knowledgeable instructor on industry and/or site-specific rigging practices as they go through the material.  Several "rigging myths" will be dispelled; highlighting the errors of some status quo rigging practices that take place on a far too regular basis.

 The Crosby Rigging Training seminar will demonstrate:

·         How to properly inspect slings and rigging hardware.

·         Application of slings and rigging hardware.

·         Load estimation/calculation.

·         General safe rigging practices.

·         Forces that rigging may be subjected to.

 To book training or for more information, please call 306-242-7073 or email training@northernstrands.com