Employers must have a “competent person” to determine the feasibility and safety of protection for employees erecting or dismantling supported scaffolds. Employers must protect employees from scaffold related hazards such as falls, falling objects structural instabilities, electrocution, or overloading. Topics Include:

• General Requirements & Definitions
• Fall Protection & Falling
• Object Projection
• Scaffold Platforms
• Safe Access Requirements
• Proper Scaffold Use & Load Capacity
• Employers Duties & Responsibilities
• Training Requirements
• Scaffold Capacity
• Inspection Requirements
• Safe Work Practices

Objectives:

• Understand the purpose of the scaffolding standard
• Describe the OSHA general requirements for scaffolds & understand OSHA definitions regarding scaffolding
• Describe the OSHA specific requirements for support & suspended scaffolding
• Be able to identify & recognize hazards associated with scaffolds