Scaffolding Design & Inspection Training Course

Course Overview

Learning Objectives

• Analyze the hazards associated with scaffolding and the main causes of scaffold-related incidents on Day 1.
• Identify scaffold types, including tube and fitting, system, frame, mobile tower, cantilever, birdcage, hanging, and suspended scaffolds, and their applications.
• Identify scaffold components and their functions, including standards, ledgers, transoms, braces, base plates, couplers, decks, guardrails, toe boards, access, and ties.
• Apply recognized international and national standards and guidance for scaffold design, components, and work at height.
• Determine scaffold loads, including dead, imposed, and wind loads, and select appropriate load classes and bay dimensions.
• Design ties, anchors, and bracing and specify tie testing requirements.
• Assess foundations and base conditions and the effects of sheeting, netting, loading bays, and cantilevers.
• Determine when a standard configuration is acceptable and when a bespoke engineered design is required, and review scaffold design drawings and calculations.
• Apply safe practices for scaffold erection, alteration, and dismantling, including scaffolder competence and fall protection during erection.
• Apply scaffold handover, tagging, and inspection requirements, including inspection frequency, checklists, and defect identification.
• Manage scaffolding in operating plants and special environments, including hot work areas, confined spaces, offshore installations, and near overhead power lines, and prevent falling objects.
• Establish scaffold management systems, including planning, request, approval, contractor control, and records, by the end of Day 5.

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Learning Outcomes

• By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Explain the main hazards of scaffolding and how incidents occur.
• Select the right scaffold type for different tasks and locations.
• Identify scaffold components and their correct use.
• Apply relevant standards and guidance to scaffold work.
• Calculate and check scaffold loads.
• Specify ties, anchors, and bracing correctly.
• Assess foundations and the effects of wind, sheeting, and netting.
• Recognize when an engineered scaffold design is required.
• Supervise safe erection, alteration, and dismantling.
• Inspect scaffolds thoroughly and identify defects.
• Manage scaffolding safely in operating plants and special environments.
• Implement an effective scaffold management system.

Course Outline