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NCSO Fall Protection practice questions

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Short answer

The Fall Protection module of the Alberta NCSO exam covers fall arrest versus fall restraint, anchor requirements, clearance calculations, and rescue planning. NCSO Prep has 33 practice questions in this module, each showing the legislation behind the answer. Sample questions are free to try below, and the full module is included with any NCSO Prep plan — CA$19 per month, CA$129 per year or CA$199 once. The NCSO exam overall requires 75% to pass.

What the Fall Protection module covers

On the Alberta NCSO exam, Fall Protection covers fall arrest versus fall restraint, anchor requirements, clearance calculations, and rescue planning. It is one of ten modules, and the exam draws across all of them — which is why candidates who are strong on site but narrow in coverage still fail.

Where candidates lose marks. Clearance calculation questions are arithmetic under time pressure, which is where candidates make avoidable errors.

Try 33 Fall Protection questions

These are real questions from the NCSO Prep bank, shown with their answers and the reasoning behind them. Every question in the app explains the rule it comes from, so you learn where a requirement lives rather than memorising a letter.

Sample question 1

Under Alberta OHS Code, fall protection is REQUIRED when workers could fall:

  1. From any height
  2. 3 metres (approx. 10 ft) or more - or LESS if serious injury could result (e.g., into machinery) correct
  3. 6 metres or more on construction sites
  4. Only from scaffolding or elevated work platforms
Why

The 3-metre trigger is the general rule, BUT protection is required at LOWER heights when the consequence could be serious - falling into moving equipment, onto sharp objects, or down a flight of stairs. Risk determines the requirement, not just height.

OHS Code Part 9 - Fall Protection Trigger

Sample question 2

A TRAVEL RESTRAINT system is:

  1. A rope system for controlled descent from height
  2. Safety nets placed below elevated work areas
  3. A system that PREVENTS a worker from reaching the fall edge - so no fall can occur correct
  4. A fall arrest system that stops a worker mid-fall
Why

Travel restraint is PREVENTIVE: the lanyard/tether length is set so the worker CANNOT physically reach the fall edge. No fall occurs - no arrest forces are generated. Contrast with fall ARREST, which stops a fall already in progress.

OHS Code Part 9 - Travel Restraint

Sample question 3

A full body harness is REQUIRED for which fall protection system?

  1. Travel restraint systems only
  2. Both fall arrest and travel restraint
  3. Fall arrest systems - a body belt is PROHIBITED for fall arrest correct
  4. Controlled descent only
Why

Fall ARREST requires a full body harness because arrest forces are distributed across the shoulders, chest, and thighs. Using a body belt for fall arrest is PROHIBITED - it concentrates all deceleration force on the abdomen and can cause fatal internal injuries.

OHS Code Part 9 - Full Body Harness for Fall Arrest

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How to study this module

  1. Answer before you read. Cover the options and try to produce the answer from memory. Recognition feels like knowledge and collapses under exam pressure.
  2. Space your review. Come back to missed questions after a day, then three days, then a week. NCSO Prep schedules this automatically.
  3. Check the source. When you miss one, read the explanation and note which instrument the rule sits in — Act, Regulation or Code.
  4. Time yourself once you are consistent. The full exam allows up to 2 hours and requires 75%.

Questions people ask

What is on the NCSO Fall Protection module?

The Fall Protection module covers fall arrest versus fall restraint, anchor requirements, clearance calculations, and rescue planning.

How many Fall Protection questions does NCSO Prep have?

33 questions in the Fall Protection module, each with an explanation citing the underlying legislation.

What score do I need to pass the NCSO exam?

An overall score of 75%, per ACSA’s NCSO Information Booklet (February 2025). Candidates have up to 2 hours and write online.

Is there a free NCSO Fall Protection practice test?

The full Legislation module is free on NCSO Prep with no credit card. Sample questions from the Fall Protection module are shown free on this page, and the complete module is included with any paid plan from CA$19 per month.

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Sources

Exam facts on this page are taken from the certifying body's own published material. Last verified 9 August 2026.

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