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Scaffold Competent Person (Construction)
Learn what the scaffold rule asks of the competent person: inspecting, supervising erection and dismantling, making the access and fall protection calls, and training the crew.
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This certificate records completion of awareness training based on OSHA 29 CFR 1926.450(b), 1926.451 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. Your employer must still have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter, have each employee who is involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person, and retrain employees as 29 CFR 1926.454(c) requires.
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What you will learn
- Describe who the rule means by a competent person
- Carry out the inspection duties: when to inspect, and what to do with a damaged scaffold
- Supervise erecting, moving, dismantling and altering, and pick who does the work
- Make the competent person's calls on safe access, fall protection, wind, and mixed components
- Name what erectors must be trained on, and when retraining is needed
Course outline
- Who is the competent person: Capable and authorized
- Inspecting: When to inspect; Suspension ropes and rope rails
- Supervising erection and dismantling: Under your supervision and direction; Safe access for erectors and dismantlers; Fall protection for erectors and dismantlers
- The competent person's calls: Wind, snow and ice; Mixed components and suspension connections
- Training the crew: Training for erectors and others; Retraining
- On the job
Course facts
- Who it is for: Competent person
- Time: about 30 minutes, on your phone or computer
- Final quiz pass mark: 80%, with a certificate employers can verify
- Based on OSHA 29 CFR 1926.451 and 1926.454 (Subpart L, scaffolds in construction)
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