This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and an up-to-date overview of Scaffold Competent Person. It covers the types and components of scaffolds used in industrial settings; the local and international safety standards, OSHA and ANSI; the roles of scaffold competent persons, users, and erectors; the common hazards associated with scaffold use; the fall arrest systems, guardrail requirements and scaffold inspection protocols; and the scaffold design principles, load calculations, material specifications, foundations and ground conditions and leg loads and shoring.
During this interactive course, participants will learn the step-by-step guidance on safely erecting scaffolds; the safe and efficient methods for scaffold dismantling; installing and using guardrails during scaffold erection and avoiding common mistakes; handling emergencies and unexpected situations during scaffold work; the detailed inspection techniques and maintenance best practices; the importance of maintaining detailed records for compliance; the use of tagging systems to communicate scaffold status; handling specialty scaffolds including suspended and cantilever designs and the impact of weather on scaffold safety and performance; the legal aspects and liabilities of scaffold use and techniques for training non-competent personnel.