To emphasize to delegates the employer's statutory obligation to have competent persons to inspect and then complete reports on scaffolds in the workplace.
To give delegates practice at inspecting scaffolds and completing inspection reports.

Who Should Attend?

Any person directly or indirectly involved with Scaffolding / Access Industries, Building Construction, Plant & Factory Maintenance, Occupational Safety and Health Personnel, Safety Committees, Planning Engineer, Plant & Maintenance Manageress and also Scaffolding Contractors Scaffolding Inspector / Supervisor.

Course Outlines:

Course content includes approximately 50/50 theoretical and practical ‘hands on’ training. Topics covered in the course include;

Purpose of Scaffolding
Support
Access and Protection
Storage
Scaffolding Components
Glossary of terms
Self weight of components
Inspection of components
Timber Boards
Dimensions
Defects
Tie Down Methods

Loading on Scaffolding/Ground bearing pressure

Calculating loadings self weight. Bay Loadings
Scaffold Types
Tube & Coupler/Modular Systems
Independent
Bird Cage
Cantilever5.5 Suspended or Hun
Tying of Scaffolding
Tying to structures or buildings.
Minimum requirements or frequency
Tying Methods
Bracing of Scaffolding
Minimum Requirements/Frequency
Bracing Methods
Spurring of Scaffolds
Tension and Compression
Cantilever Scaffolds
Needle Support
Balance/Counter Balance
Safety Factor Requirement
Practical Training and Assessment
Erect Independent Scaffold (Tube & Coupler)
Dismantle Scaffold
Stow Gear
Scaffold Inspection
Using A.S.T. checklist
Scaffold Failure
Class 1 – Catastrophic multiple fatalities (workers – public)
Major property damage
Class 2 Death – Disability – Property damage
Class 1 Minor injury and Work disruption

Note: The categories represent potential as well as actual outcomes

Scaff tag or Acculog
Purpose
Use of

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