Scaffold Safety Awareness

Course Description

• Training shall consist of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive, video, written material),  
• Each candidate will undergo a theory assessment to demonstrate their understanding the Scaffold Safety for successful completion of the course.
• completed multiple-choice questions and Scaffold inspection checklist,  that would be assessed to verify their understanding.

Course Objective

By the end of this training program, participants would be able to

• Identify Hazards associated with scaffolds, including:
  • Electrical hazards and the correct procedure for dealing with electrical hazards.
  • Fall hazards
  • Falling object hazards
• Understand Scaffold tagging system
• Know basic scaffold requirements
• Comply with necessary fall protection requirements while working on scaffolds
• Adhere to proper use and handling of materials on scaffolds
• Comply with scaffold tagging system

Target Audience

This course is recommended to those;

Employees involved in Scaffold erection, Inspection, Working on Scaffold, Management Employees such as Managers, Supervisors, Safety Professionals and Department Leaders

Safeguard employees who work on elevated platforms

Provide instructions for consistent and standardized erection, use, and dismantling of scaffolds

Prevent substandard scaffolding

Course Outline

The course will cover the following topics

• Definitions Scaffold, Competent Person, Qualified Person
• Responsibilities of Employees, Management to Labour.
• Design and Erection general requirements
• Erection and Disassembly
• Types of scaffold ,
  • Supported and Suspended
  • Wood Pole Scaffold

• Tube and Coupler
• System Type Scaffold.
• Mobile Tower Scaffold
• Oshas Requirement
• Platform Construction and Planks
• Scaffold Bracing knowledge
• Safe loading platforms
• Light Duty and Medium Duty Scaffold load calculation
• Inspectiona dn Use:
  • Scaffold Tagging
  • Competent person Ispection
  • User Inspecton
  • Scaffold Use
  • Visual checks on working platforms
• Identifying and Controlling Hazards:
  • Electrical Hazards
  • Fall Hazards
  • Personal Fall Protection
  • Guardrails & Falling objects
• General Safety Precuations:
  • Ladder Safety
  • Stairways
  • Access
  • Over head Electrical Power lines
  • Housekeeping
  • Inclement Weather
  • High Winds and Lightning