Scaffolding Awareness Course Training

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.

Course Duration:                 1 Day (8 Hours)

Certificate Validity:              1 year

Training Schedule:               On-Demand

Topics Covered:    

• 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