Certified Competent Scaffolding Erector & Inspector course

Certification from USA

Introduction

Scaffolding has a variety of applications. It is used in new construction, alteration, routine maintenance,
renovation, painting, repairing, and removal activities. Scaffolding offers a safer and more comfortable work
arrangement compared to leaning over edges, stretching overhead, and working from ladders.

Scaffolding provides employees safe access to work locations, level and stable working platforms, and temporary
storage for tools and materials for performing immediate tasks. Scaffolding accidents mainly involve personnel
falls and falling materials caused by equipment failure, incorrect operating procedures, and environmental
conditions. Additionally, scaffolding overloading is a frequent single cause of major scaffold failure

Bureau of Labor Statistics studies showed that 25 percent of workers injured in scaffold accidents had received
no scaffold safety training, and 77 percent of scaffolds were not equipped with guardrails.

Competent Scaffold workers & Inspectors, in compliance with correct safety standards, can save as many as 50
lives and prevent 4,500 accidents every year.

Scaffolding Erector Competency Training

Scaffolds needs to be designed by a certified individual, and be constructed and packed relative to that design.
Scaffolds need to be erected, dismantled, moved, or altered only within the guidance of scaffold competent
individual.

Scaffolds should be moved, erected, dismantled, or altered only by skilled and properly trained workers who have
been chosen to do the job. Workers who definitely are associated with activities just like dismantling, erecting,
repairing, and checking scaffolds must be taught to recognize potential risks associated with scaffold activities.

Scaffolding Inspector Competency Training

The individual responsible for inspecting scaffolding has to be trained by a certified instructor on an accredited
program. Course work of this kind, by its nature, cannot be entirely based on theory and book work. Students
must undergo some inspection and construction training under supervision, during the day course.

Scaffold inspection training covers ground such as the state of equipment and of the safety gear to go with it. An
inspector looks to see that there is no damage to equipment, that nothing is worn out, and that all parts are
present and in proper use. Guard rails must not be loose and there should be no sign of malfunction in electrical
parts. Other parts include safety harnesses, any anchoring devices, lanyards, ropes, and more.
The idea is that although a system should be in working order, there should also be back-up in case anything fails
or is affected by events outside of people's control such as industrial equipment running into a scaffold.
Inspectors look for hazards relating to industrial worksites, equipment, and the environment. They look for
electrical irregularities in the equipment and inspect the foundations.

Why do there need to be Inspections?

Safety inspections are there to spot irregularities, and although there might not be any 9 times out of 10, the one
time these are missed might be when someone has an accident. An accident occurring even two stories off of the
ground can lead to devastating or possibly fatal injuries. These injuries might cause someone to lose his
livelihood, perhaps their mobility.

Accidents and injuries happen to workers but also to members of the public if a scaffold is erected outside a
public building for renovation work, painting, etc. Safety systems are in place to create the widest distance
possible between potential danger and pedestrians. Inspections are preventative measures whereby trained eyes
spot small problems that could lead to safety issues.

Inspectors make suggestions for repair or replacement, or indicate when a piece of equipment needs to be
sidelined. Although it is sometimes tempting to use scaffolding when it is not in perfect working order just to get
the job done on time and to budget, having someone on the team there to document when or if inspections have
been carried out and their findings makes it harder to be negligent.

Job Opportunities for SCAFFOLDING Erectors & Inspectors

Scaffolding is a requirement at every work site. International regulations stipulate that Scaffold should be erected
by a competent person only as well as that is to be inspected and supervised by a Competent Scaffold Inspector.
Today Industries face huge shortage of Competent Scaffolding Erectors & Inspectors who are certified by
competent bodies.

If HSE professional is qualified as a competent scaffold inspector, it will be a value addition to get a job as HSE
officer and if you are already working as an HSE officer, this certification will enhance your career by either
getting a promotion or getting selected in another organization in a better package.

SCAFFOLDING TRAINING @ Safety Catch

Safety Catch, in association with a leading Scaffolding Competency Certification body in USA, conducts various
modules of Scaffolding training program that are aimed at workmen involved directly in building or dismantling the
scaffolding and safety officers who inspect the scaffolding on a day to day basis for its working safety. These
programs are conducted in at Safety Catch’s training centers as well as `on site’ at your work site.

Course curriculum

Module Course Details Who should attend Duration

1. OSHA Std. Scaffolding Foremen, Supervisors
Certified Competent Person Scaffolding and Workers involved in erection,
Erector Training maintenance & dismantling of 5 days
Scaffold
2. OSHA Std. Executives from Safety, Planning,
Certified Competent Scaffolding Operations & Maintenance who are
Inspector Training required to Inspect & approve the 3 days
Scaffold systems
Course Syllabus

Certified Competent Person Scaffolding Erector Training

 OSHA Scaffold Regulations & Safety standards

 Various parts of a Scaffold & their specifications
 Design & Load calculation on various types of Scaffold
 Erection, Dismantling & Maintenance procedures
 Hazards & safe work procedures
 Working at height Safety
 Practical Training

Certified Competent Scaffolding Inspector Training

 Overview of Scaffolding
 Definition & Terminology
 OSHA 29 CFR 1926.454
 BOCW Act 1996
 Indian Standards on Scaffolding
 Scaffold erection & Dismantling procedures
 Scaffold design, estimation, load calculation
 Inspector’s Duties, Safe working practices, Specifications
 Check lists & Inspection technique
 Hazard Identification & Control
 Practical Training

Upon successful completion of training, a delegate shall be able to:

 Estimate, design & calculate load bearing capacity of the structure

 Hands on experience with building or dismantling the scaffolding
 Select & quantify material requirement for the project
 Inspect & certify the scaffold system
 Follow & implement guidelines as stated in OSHA 29 CFR Subpart L 1926.450/451/453/454

Types of Scaffolds that can be covered (to be selected as per Company requirement)

 Frame Scaffold
 System Scaffold
 Tube & Coupler Scaffold
 Suspended Scaffold
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