Course is Designed For:

Engineers, Supervisors, Operatives, or any person(s) who encounter steel tube and fitting scaffolds as part of their working duties or on an irregular basis.

Course Duration:

1 day with exam (8 hours per day)

Maximum Batch Size:

12 Candidates

Scope and Aim of the training

To enable the delegates to be reasonably aware of the various types of scaffold, their uses and construction, faults most commonly encountered, and safe methods, within the job role, to deal with them.

By the end of the training course delegates will be able to:

  • Understand the requirements of the relevant legislation, British Standards Code of Practice and industry standards.
  • Identify the safe working loads for working platforms.
  • Differentiate between various scaffold systems and for what purpose they should be used.
  • Understand statutory inspections of basic tube and fitting scaffolds.

Topics Covered Under the Course:

  • Applicable legislation, BSEN12811 part 1, HSE recommendations, current industry practice and SG4:15.
  • Working platforms and their safe working loads
  • The appreciation of all types of tube and fitting scaffolding.
  • Why scaffolds collapse. Recent accidents and incidents.
  • The clients brief, risk assessment, method statement & rescue plans
  • Scaffold Design (When is it required?)
  • TG20 overview
  • Scaffolders training and qualifications to ensure competence
  • Scaffolder Safe Working Practices
  • Safe Use of Scaffolding
  • Access to and from scaffolding
  • Monitoring scaffolding operations on site

Methods of Training and Exam Pattern:

A mix of theoretical and practical based studies including. Throughout the course there is a constant assessment by the instructor who will ask questions about what he has covered in the course, some may be theoretical or some may be practical. At the end of the course there is a 30 question multiple choice paper to be completed by all delegates. A pass mark of 72% is set for all delegates.

Certificate

All delegates that succeed with the course and exam will receive a certificate of attendance that will be valid for 3 years.

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