Workplace Safety
Scaffolds in Construction
Course description
This session provides basic hazard awareness and safe work practices for workers who use scaffolds to safely perform construction, repair, and maintenance work on structures and for workers who erect, maintain, and disassemble scaffolds. The course covers practices and control measures to protect workers from scaffold-related injuries caused by falls; falling objects; unstable or overloaded scaffolds; electrocution; and slips, trips, and falls on the same level. Note that this session does NOT cover permanent work platforms, aerial lifts, scissor lifts, or lifts suspended from cranes or derricks.
Course Duration: 40 min
Learning objectives:
At the completion of this course, the participant will be able to:- Recognize fall, falling object, electrical, and unsafe work conditions
- Identify basic types of scaffolds and safety features of each including load-carrying capacity
- Describe fall protection, falling object protection, electrical safety, and other procedures to control common hazards
- Explain where ladders are allowed or prohibited