Scaffold Safety – User

 

Prerequisites: This course shall have no formal pre-requisite.

Course Length: 4 hours – Course length shall vary depending on the number of delegates. Total course time includes breaks.

Course Objective

  • Provide delegates assigned to work on or around scaffolds the necessary skills to safely perform their jobs.

  • Provide delegates with recommended practices and guidelines to perform safely while working with scaffolds.

  • Delegates should be able to demonstrate the necessary skills during practical examination and demonstrate knowledge during written examination.

    Breaks: 10 minutes (approximately every hour)

    Lunch: 1 Hour

    Course Outline
    About Scaffolds

    • Scaffold Regulations

    • Competent Person Definition

    • Scaffold Training Elements

    • Tagging System

      • Green Tags

      • Yellow Tags

      • Red Tags

    • Common Scaffold Types

      • Tube and Clamp Scaffold

      • System Scaffold

      • Rolling Tower Scaffold

      • Frame Scaffold

    • Basic Scaffold Components

      • Mud Sills

      • Screw Jacks

      • Vertical Post

      • Support Structure

        • Runners

        • Bearers

        • Diagonal Braces

        • Clamps

      • Working Area

        • Guardrail System, planks and platforms, ladders

    • Safe Access to a Scaffold

    • Scaffold Classification

      • Light Duty

      • Medium Duty

      • Heavy Duty

    • Scaffold Load Capacity Calculation Example

    Scaffold Requirements

    • Scaffold Platform

      • Plank Requirements

        • Metal

        • Wood

      • Securing Planks

      • Plank Loading

      • Wood Plank

        • Labeling/Usage

        • Allowable Spans

        • Intended Load

        • Integrity

          • Allowable Knots

          • Allowable Splits

          • Deformations

            • Warp Table Example

    Fall Protection

    • Guardrail System Requirements

      • Top Rail

      • Mid Rail

      • Toe Boards

      • Vertical Supports

    • Personal Fall Arrest System Requirements

      • Harness

      • Lanyard

      • Anchor Point

        • Vertical Life Lines

        • Horizontal Life Lines

    • Falling Objects

    Scaffold Construction

    • Scaffold Erection/Dismantling

      • Competent Person Requirements

      • Safe Access

      • Material Handling

        • Use of rope to lift/lower material/tools

        • Proper knot security

          • Tubulars

          • Planks

          • Tools, etc…

      • Barricading Work Area

    Scaffold Safety

    • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

    • General Safety

    • Ladder Safety

    • Welding Safety

    • Scaffold Security

      • Rolling Scaffolds o Securing Scaffolds to Solid Structures

      • Wind Force Example

    • Electrical Safety

    • Scaffold Inspection

      • Review Inspection Criteria

    Practical Session
    Practical shall verify that the delegate is able to complete the following:

    • Select and wear appropriate PPE during practical training

    • Perform proper pre-use inspection of scaffold and equipment

    • Remove scaffold and associated tools/equipment from service if it is unsafe

    • Identify hazards associated with Scaffolds

    • React to unusual or emergency situations

    • Utilize proper fall protection

    • Determine safe scaffold platform capacity

    • Access/egress from scaffold properly

    Failure to complete the above exercises will result in failure of the practical session; the failure will be reflected on both the class roster and the practical assessment form and reported to the Facility Manager.

    Reference Material / Documents
    OSHA 29 CFR 1926 Subpart L

Cost $105.00