Scaffold Competent Person

The purpose of this course is to provide scaffold inspectors / competent persons with the
regulations, safety guidelines and procedures needed to recognize and eliminate hazards in the field
and determine the specific rules and steps to inspect different types of scaffold

Overview and Introduction

Overview of the common types of scaffolds in the OSHA regulations such as (Frame
Scaffold, System Scaffold, Tube & Coupler Scaffold and Suspended Scaffold)
Covering of the recommended assembly procedures.Overview of the common types of scaffolds in the OSHA regulations such as (Frame
Scaffold, System Scaffold, Tube & Coupler Scaffold and Suspended Scaffold)
Covering of the recommended assembly procedures.

General safety requirements that includes the following

Cross Bars Requirements
Platforms Configurations
Handrail and Toe Board System
Pulley Systems
Putlog Trass System
Stairs, Ladders and Gates Requirement
Fall Protection Requirements
Mud Sills, Steel Plates and Jack Handles Requirements
How to plumb, level and square the scaffold
Wood Planks and Steel Planks Requirements (Fixing, overlapping, etc.)
Scaffold Ties requirements
Wind Force
Tagging System
Deficiencies of Scaffold Components
Planning the Scaffold Job

Determine the Specific safety guidelines and rules for the following

Frame scaffolding including components, applications, and erection procedures.
Tube and Coupler Scaffold applications, components, and erection techniques.
System Scaffold applications, components, and erection techniques.
Suspended Scaffold components and erection techniques.

Scaffold Design

Scaffold design & loading, including how to determine what size scaffold is needed, how to do scaffold drawings, how to calculate the scaffold material required, and how to calculate the weights on the scaffold planks, bearers, couplers, and posts (leg load).
It alsocovers typical manufacturer’s allowable loading for light, medium and heavy duty
scaffold.
Scaffold Inspection Criteria, Checklist and Reporting
Major elements of OSHA’s Regulation / Standard 29 CFR 1926 Scaffolding.

The course duration is 3 Days, Including One Day Practical, that will covered all types of scaffolds

Classroom lectures
Video
Practical Erection and Inspection
Final Test (multiple answer test).

American Scaffolding Institute certificate.