Start Date : 2 Nov ,2025
End Date : 6 Nov ,2025
Duration : 5 Days
Course Objectives:
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Have an understanding of the statutory regulations.
- Identify types of equipment.
- Identify scaffold components and equipment
- Understand types of scaffold structures
- Understand safe working techniques.
- Have the knowledge and skill to be able to safely erection
- Identify hazards and problems in working scaffolds
- Understand the reasons for ties and loadings
- Inspect scaffold
- Verify design and loadings
- Safe working on scaffolds
Course Content :
- Introduction to scaffolds
- Basic Competent
- OSHA requirements
- Recommended assembly procedures
- Step by step assembly instructions
- General Safety requirements/ fall protection
- Inspection checklists
- Practical hands-on erection and dismantling of several types of several types of frame, tube & coupler and "system" scaffolds
- Planning a scaffold job
- Scaffold design & loading
- Determine size scaffold needed
- How to do scaffold drawings
- How to calculate the scaffold material required
- How to calculate the weight on the scaffold planks, bearers, couplers, and posts (leg load )
- Reading Scaffold Drawings
- Inspection Procedures and Site Safety.
- Initial Inspection, Weekly Inspections and Record Keeping.
Practical Session:
Practical shall verify the following:
- Properly 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
- Effectively identify hazards associated with Scaffolds
- React to unusual or emergency situations
- Understand proper use of tools and equipment
- Move material in a safe manner
- Utilize proper fall protection
- Determine safe Scaffold platform capacity
- Safely erect and dismantle Scaffold
- Secure materials for raising/lowering (rope knot application and usage)
- Proper access/egress from Scaffold
Targeted Audience:
Scaffolders, supervisors, inspectors and engineers.
Training & Methodology:
The course uses a mix of interactive techniques such as brief presentations by the consultant and the participants, group exercises and case studies. The course also includes live instructions, video presentations, and practical examples & case studies. The trainer uses up-to-date training techniques and a variety of training methods, to give all participants the best opportunities for learning, including:
- Class Session
- Group Discussions
- Case studies
- Simulation
- Evaluation