The course will provide knowledge of legal obligations contained within National & International standards for provision and use of scaffolding, the correct terminology and components, and the construction standards required to ensure safe places of work. The course will also provide inspection techniques and the recording procedures necessary to comply with the statutory provisions. The aim of this scaffolding training is to provide the participants both theoretical and practical knowledge to enable them to erect, inspect, use and dismantle scaffolds, using standard scaffolding guidelines.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of the course, a person shall be certified as trained scaffold professional and provided a competency certificate.
The following aspects are covered
- Introduction to scaffolding
- Types of scaffolding
- Health and safety requirements
- Current laws, regulations and Codes of Practice
- Planning, access, erection and dismantling
- Loading of bays
- Estimates of material required for construction of complex scaffolds
- Interpretation of scaffolding drawings
- Safe Harness use
- Method statements
- Introduction to risk assessments for scaffolding
- Scaffolding fault finding exercise
- Practical Assessment
Outcomes of Scaffolding Inspector Training
- Understanding of the various types of scaffolding system
- Hands-on experience with erecting or dismantling the scaffolding
- Understanding of load classification with regard to scaffolding system
- Inspect and certify the scaffold system
- National & International Regulations
- Identification of hazards and control measures related to scaffolding works
Course Features
- Lectures 0
- Quizzes 0
- Duration 1 day
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 200
- Assessments Yes
Target audiences
- Site managers, foremen, engineers, safety officers, advanced scaffolders, scaffolder trainee
