WHO SHOULD ATTEND Site supervisors and managers who are responsible for inspecting and checking complex/designed scaffolds for safe use, and for signing certificates and registers in accordance with statutory regulations. Attendees should have completed the scaffold safety inspection course and have practical experience inspecting scaffolds.
AIMS To develop in trainees an understanding of the appropriate safety regulations and the ability to interpret design specifications and statutory regulations when inspecting complex/designed scaffolding structures for faults.
CONTENTS
Regulations and Approved Codes of Practice
Scaffolding terminology
Scaffolding components
Scaffold ties
Construction of complex/designed scaffolds to include:
scaffolds with bridging
truss out scaffold
cantilever drop scaffolds
slung Scaffolds
shoring
falsework
Practical inspection
Reports
TRAINING METHODS A high proportion of classroom based tutorials supplemented with practical exercises.