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 course participants should 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