Basic Scaffold Inspection (2 Days)
Fee: £330.00 per delegate + VAT (free to members)
Course Duration: 2 days (9 am - 4.30 pm) refreshments and parking are provided
Required Equipment: None
Certification: Courtley (Health & Safety) Ltd certificate of attendance
Overview
To give the attendees such knowledge as to enable them to understand how to inspect basic scaffolding structures in accordance with Statutory Regulations.
Course Content
- Relevant regulations and codes of practice
- Scaffolding terminology
- SG4:05 Preventing Falls in Scaffolding and Falsework
- Tube, fittings and boards
- Safety ladder access and egress
- Scaffolder's training and working methods
- Bracing and tying scaffolds
- Fan boards and public protection
- Mobile, static and loading towers
- Birdcage scaffolds
- Beams and bridging beams
- Various types of system scaffold
- How to carry out a scaffold inspection
- Scaffold tagging systems
- Scaffold inspection exercise
- Knowledge test
Legal Compliance
- Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
- Health and Safety (Offences) Act 2008
- Work at Height Regulations 2005
- Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
- Manual Handling Regulations 1992
- Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998
- Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2007
- Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
- Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
- Reporting of Injuries Diseases and Dangerous Occurances Regulations 1995
Competence
The course will enable participants to understand and undertake basic scaffold inspections.
