The purpose of this program is to provide you with the skills and knowledge needed to perform your duties as a scaffold safety competent person. This includes safely erecting, inspecting, and dismantling commonly-used supported scaffolds.
Whe you have completed this training you should be able to:
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Define and list the requirements for frame, tube and clamp, and system scaffolding.
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Safely erect frame scaffolding and describe the safety requirements.
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Safely erect tube and clamp scaffolding and describe the safety requirements.
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Safely erect system scaffolding and describe the safety requirements.
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Calculate expected loads on scaffolds.
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Perform scaffold and scaffold component inspections.
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Train workers who assemble, disassemble or work on scaffolds.
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Provide fall protection and falling object protection.
Course materials include a complete student manual, along with checklists and forms that are essential for any comprehensive fall arrest program.
Students successfully completing the program will receive a Certificate of Completion and are eligible for IACET Continuing Education Units.
Course Outline
- Overview of Scaffold Safety
- Scaffold Basics
- Statistics
- Types of Scaffolds: Supported Scaffolds,
Suspended Scaffolds, and Elevated Work
Platforms
- Regulation Overview
- Competent and Qualified Persons
- Supported Scaffold Requirements
- Suspended Scaffold Requirements
- Scaffold Access
- Scaffold Use
- Pole Scaffold Requirements
- Tube and Coupler Scaffold Requirements
- Fabricated Frame Scaffold Requirements
- Other Scaffold Requirements
- Mobile Scaffolds
- Repair Bracket Scaffolds
- Stilts
- Aerial Lifts
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