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Scaffold Safety Essentials

Name: Scaffold Safety Essentials | Online Certification
Brand: OSHA Outreach Courses
SKU: SKU-2361
Price: 29.95 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.7 (2457 reviews)

Our 17-minute Scaffold Safety Essentials course offers you complete information about the safety precautions and hazards associated with Scaffolds.

Scaffold-related accidents are among the top causes of injuries and fatalities in the construction industry. It accounts for nearly 4,500 injuries annually in the U.S. alone. Our Scaffold Safety Essentials course is designed to teach workers and supervisors how to identify hazards, follow safety protocols, and ensure compliance with OSHA scaffold regulations. Through our Scaffold Safety Essentials program, you learn about different types of scaffolds, proper setup, and essential fall protection measures to create a safer work environment on elevated platforms. We offer a highly flexible learning process which comes with a certificate upon completion.

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Learning Objectives

Understand the specific OSHA standards and regulations regarding scaffolding safety, ensuring full compliance with legal requirements.
Identify various types of scaffolds, including supported, suspended, and mobile scaffolds, and understand their specific uses and safety protocols.
Learn the correct methods for assembling, maintaining, and dismantling scaffolds to prevent falls, collapses, and other accidents.
Recognize the most common hazards associated with scaffold work, such as falls, electrical hazards, and falling objects, and know how to mitigate these risks.

Gain a thorough understanding of proper fall protection systems, including guardrails, harnesses, and safety nets, along with their correct usage.
Acquire skills to inspect scaffolds for defects or hazards before use, ensuring the safety of workers throughout the duration of the project.
Enhance communication skills to effectively convey scaffold safety rules and responsibilities to all personnel working on and around scaffolds.

Course Outline

1. Introduction
1. Welcome
2. Introduction
3. Learning Objectives
2. Types of Scaffolds
1. Supported Scaffold
2. Suspended Scaffold
3. Mobile Elevated Work Platforms
4. Training
3. General Scaffold Hazards
1. General Scaffold Hazards - Part 1
2. General Scaffold Hazards - Part 2
4. Competent Person
1. Competent Person

5. Scaffold Requirements
1. Everyone Is Responsible for Safety
2. Stability
3. Construction
4. Electricity
5. Rails, Toe Boards, Screens and Chutes
6. Planking and Decking
7. Systems and Hardware
6. Safe Work Strategies
1. Safe Work Strategies
2. Limited and Appropriate Access
3. Protection from Falling Objects
4. Moving Mobile Scaffolds Safely
5. Personal Fall Arrest Systems (PFASs)
6. Training and Inspections
7. Unsafe Conditions
1. What to Do About Unsafe Conditions
2. Stop Work Authority
8. Conclusion
1. Summary

Training Process

At OSHA Outreach Courses, you have to select the course you want to learn and begin at your own pace. You get to learn from different resources and in whichever language you want. You can study from guides, PDFs, and ebooks along with practicing sample assessments. Each topic is covered in a separate class that you can watch and learn as per your schedule.

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