🚧 Scaffolding Safety

Falls from scaffolds and scaffold collapses remain among the most frequent and deadly hazards in construction, and scaffolding is a perennial fixture on OSHA's annual list of most-cited standards. This course teaches scaffolding safety end to end — the main scaffold types (supported, suspended and aerial lifts) and the 4:1 capacity rule, sound foundations and the components that make a platform safe, fall and falling-object protection, the competent-person inspection with green/yellow/red tagging, safe access and the controlled sequence for erection and dismantling, and the electrical and overloading hazards behind the most common violations. It is aligned with OSHA 29 CFR 1926 Subpart L (Scaffolds). The course is organized into 6 modules, ending with a final exam (pass mark 80%). It is free awareness-level training designed for anyone who works on, near or around scaffolds.

What you'll learn

• Scaffold types and load capacity — supported, suspended and aerial lifts
• Foundations and the components of a safe platform
• Fall protection and falling-object protection
• The competent person and the pre-shift inspection
• Safe access, erection and dismantling
• Scaffold hazards and the most-cited OSHA violations

Learning objectives

• Distinguish supported, suspended and aerial-lift scaffolds and apply the 4:1 rated-load rule
• Identify sound footing, base plates, standards, ledgers and fully planked platforms
• Select the correct fall and falling-object protection for the platform height and type
• Explain the competent person's role and the green/yellow/red tag inspection system
• Use safe access and follow the controlled erection and dismantling sequence
• Recognise electrical, overloading and incomplete-planking hazards behind common violations