803 Scaffold Safety Program Management

Introduction

Many residential and commercial construction projects require the use of some form of scaffolding. Unsafe scaffolding procedures can cause accidents, serious injuries and even death. Accidents involving scaffolding mainly involve workers falling, incorrect operating procedures, environmental conditions, and falling materials. This course will discuss the elements of an effective Scaffold Safety Program (SSP) with emphasis on pre-planning the erection, use and dismantling processes.

Course Objectives

At the end of this course, you should be able to:

ID	Objective
TO 1.0	Achieve a minimum score of 70% on the final course assessment.
LO 1.1.1	Identify the three primary types of scaffolds.
LO 1.1.2	Discuss the important components of a scaffold safety program.
LO 1.2.1	List and describe the roles of the four primary categories of employers on construction sites.
LO 1.2.2	Describe the duties and responsibilities of scaffold competent persons, qualified persons, and engineers.
LO 1.2.3	Discuss the components of scaffold Emergency Action Plan, and actions to take in case of an emergency.
LO 1.3.1	Describe scaffold training requirements and the components of a scaffold training plan.
LO 1.4.1	Describe fall protection method to protect scaffold workers from falling and being struck by falling objects.

Key: Terminal Objective (TO), Learning Objective (LO)