Train construction crews to set up and use supported and suspended scaffolds safely, with a focus on preventing falls and power line contact.
Construction workers will learn best practices in using scaffolding, including hazards and precautions for specific types through this essential scaffold safety training program. Participants gain critical knowledge for workers, supervisors, and scaffold safety professionals who must ensure workplace safety and scaffold safety in various work environments. The program covers essential scaffold safety protocols, procedures, and comprehensive safety measures that prevent scaffold accidents and ensure worker protection during scaffold operations and maintenance activities in various workplace environments. Participants will learn about scaffold safety requirements, safety procedures, and comprehensive protocols that ensure worker protection and regulatory compliance in workplace environments. The training emphasizes the importance of proper scaffold safety procedures, safety measures, and comprehensive scaffold safety programs that prevent scaffold accidents and ensure worker safety in workplace environments. Through detailed instruction on scaffold safety protocols, safety procedures, and hazard prevention strategies, participants will develop the skills necessary to implement effective scaffold safety programs that meet OSHA standards and ensure worker protection and scaffold safety in workplace operations.
Scaffold safety training is for construction workers who erect, use, move or dismantle scaffolds, along with the competent persons who inspect them. Painters, masons, roofers, maintenance crews and window cleaners on suspended platforms also need it. The 14-minute video is in English with Spanish and French closed captions.
Scaffolds in construction are covered by 29 CFR 1926 Subpart L, sections 1926.450 through 1926.454. Section 1926.454 sets training rules. Scaffold users must be trained by a qualified person. Workers who erect or dismantle scaffolds must be trained by a competent person.
OSHA requires fall protection for each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level. Guardrail systems or personal fall arrest systems meet the requirement, depending on the scaffold type. Some suspension scaffolds, such as two-point adjustable types, require both.
Supported scaffolds rest on rigid supports such as frames, legs, poles or outriggers and must stand on firm, level footing. Suspended scaffolds hang from ropes or other non-rigid supports attached overhead. Each scaffold type has its own hazards, inspection points and rules for safe use.
Scaffolds must generally stay at least 10 feet from uninsulated power lines and from insulated lines of 300 volts or more. Lines above 50 kilovolts require more distance. Closer work is allowed only if the utility de-energizes, relocates or guards the lines. A competent person should check clearances whenever a scaffold moves.
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