Categories: Construction & Allied Trades ,  Working at Height

Basic Scaffold Inspection

Introduction & Objectives:
By the end of the course delegates will be able to carry out the requirements of the Work at Height Regulations 2005 for inspection of tube & fitting scaffolding working platforms including an overview of system scaffold

Who for:
All supervisors and managers responsible for inspecting, recording & signing off scaffold structures. Delegates should have a basic understanding of construction work at heights.

Course content: 
- Statutory requirements & codes of practice 
- Identify scaffold materials & components 
- Equipment Tolerances 
- How scaffold is formed 
- Scaffolding Foundations 
- Ties 
- Access & Egress 
- Working Platforms 
- Types of Scaffold to be Inspected 
- Inspection & Registers 
- Practical inspection

Training method:
A highly participative course, with a practical inspection to compliment the classroom theory session.

This course can be delivered on client’s premises depending on facilities and delegate numbers

An area set aside from the normal working area will be required along with a suitable scaffold for the practical session.

A room large enough, with an electrical supply will be required for the theory session.