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Scaffold Erector and Dismantler (Construction)
Learn what the scaffold rule asks of the person who builds and takes down scaffolds: working under a competent person, solid footing and ties, planking and guardrails, type-specific assembly, safe access and fall protection while you work, and suspension scaffold supports.
This certificate records completion of awareness training based on OSHA 29 CFR 1926.451, 1926.452 and 1926.454. It is not an OSHA card or license, it does not make anyone a competent person, and it does not by itself meet the training requirements of 29 CFR 1926.454(b). Your employer must still have each employee who is involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question, including, as applicable, the nature of scaffold hazards; the correct procedures for erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, inspecting, and maintaining the type of scaffold in question; the design criteria, maximum intended load-carrying capacity and intended use of the scaffold; and any other pertinent requirements of Subpart L. Your employer must also retrain you in the situations listed in 29 CFR 1926.454(c).
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What you will learn
- Say who directs your work and what training you must have
- Set a supported scaffold on firm footing, and keep it plumb, braced and tied
- Build complete platforms and guardrails
- Follow the assembly rules for frame, tube and coupler, and mobile scaffolds
- Use safe access, fall protection and caution around hazards while you erect and dismantle
- Recognize the basics of suspension scaffold supports: outrigger beams, counterweights and tiebacks
Course outline
- Who directs your work: Under a competent person; What your training covers, and retraining
- Footing, plumb and ties: Start from solid ground; Tall scaffolds must be tied
- Platforms and guardrails: Plank it fully; Set the planks in place; Guardrails
- Rules by scaffold type: Frame and tube and coupler scaffolds; Mobile scaffolds
- Access, fall protection and site hazards: Getting up and down while you build; Fall protection while erecting and dismantling; Power lines, ice, wind and loads
- Suspension scaffold supports: Counterweights and tiebacks; Ropes and clips
- On the job
Course facts
- Who it is for: Erector, Dismantler
- Time: about 35 minutes, on your phone or computer
- Final quiz pass mark: 80%, with a certificate employers can verify
- Based on OSHA 29 CFR 1926.451, 1926.452 and 1926.454 (Subpart L, scaffolds in construction)
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