Aims
An appreciation of the need and methodology of inspection of scaffolding, including legislative requirements, responsibilities, records and inspection, as appropriate. Aimed at supervisors, engineers, managers and technical staff.
Course Contents
- Health and Safety Legislation
-
Reasons for scaffolding and types
-
Persons allowed to erect scaffolding
-
The scaffold register
-
Responsibilities for the scaffold
-
Scaffold parts and equipment
-
Scaffold basic construction
-
Inspection, fault identification & recording
-
Factors affecting scaffold:
- Basements, sewers, excavations etc
- Existing ground conditions
- Loadings
|
