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.
Class Size: The maximum number of delegates that may be trained and tested per instructor shall be thirty-five (35) in the classroom session and twenty (20) in the practical session. A second instructor shall be added for the practical session once the participation exceeds twenty (20).
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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.
Course Design
- Power Point© / Lecture / Audio Video / Visual Aids
Successful Course Completion
- Requires a minimum score of 75% or better.
- Grades shall be calculated by dividing the number of questions answered correctly by the total number of exam questions.
- Delegates will have no more than thirty (30) minutes to complete the exam.
Course Content Summary
- Classroom
- Practical
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
- Plank Requirements
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
- Course ID #: MA104