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804 Safe Scaffold Erection and Inspection
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Inspecting Fabricated Frame Supported Scaffolds

Introduction

Supported scaffolds consist of one or more platforms supported by outrigger beams, brackets, poles, legs, uprights, posts, frames, or similar rigid support. Because frame scaffolds are the most common type of supported scaffold, this course uses the Fabricated Frame Scaffold to describe requirements that are common to all supported scaffolds. Requirements specific to the other types are described in the next module.

Fabricated frame scaffolds are very common in construction.

Self-Supporting Scaffolds

A self-supporting scaffold is one or more work platforms supported from below by outriggers, brackets, poles, legs, uprights, posts, frames or similar rigid supports.

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

2-1. What is the most common type of supported scaffold?