Supervise Metal Scaffold Erection

The Supervise Metal Scaffold Erection course aims to provide learners with the knowledge and skills in supervising scaffold erection, inspection and dismantling work activities in construction and other related industries.

The Supervise Metal Scaffold Erection is a mandatory WSH training course for all workers supervising scaffolding works in construction sites and related industries.

Target Audience:

• Site supervisors
• Managers
• WSH professionals
• Any Individuals intending to undertake the role of a supervisor for metal scaffold erection

Topics:

• Type of scaffold systems and their characteristics
• Criteria for selection of scaffolds
• Terminology used in scaffolds as well as its components and materials
• Tools, equipment and personal protective equipment used in scaffold activities
• Material requirement for scaffolds
• Work platform requirement for scaffolds
• Independent tied scaffold
• Frame scaffold- Characteristics and material requirement
• Material estimation
• Hazards Identification
• Characteristics and types of birdcage scaffold
• Requirement of ties and brace
• Tower scaffold -Characteristics and types
• Modular scaffolds and the systems
• Characteristics of suspended scaffold
• Special scaffold and its types
• WSH (Scaffolds) Regulations for scaffold activities and relevant case studies on scaffold incidents
• Scaffold register and inspection checklists
• Factors affecting safety of scaffold structure
• Hazards identifications and safety of scaffold erection and dismantling

Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of the course attendees will be able to:

• List rules and regulations to ensure safety in erecting scaffold system
• Identify, select, set up and perform pre-checking of scaffolding system in accordance with safe work practices, general principles and requirements of SS659, WSH(Scaffold) Regulations and other related WSH Regulations
• Perform erection and dismantling frame scaffold in accordance with safe work procedures, general principles and requirements of SS659, WSH(Scaffold) Regulations and other related WSH Regulations
• Perform erection and dismantling tubular independent tied scaffold in accordance with safe work procedures, general principles and requirements of SS659, WSH(Scaffold) Regulations and other related WSH Regulations
• Perform erection and dismantling tower scaffold in accordance with safe work procedures, general principles and requirements of SS659, WSH(Scaffold) Regulations and other related WSH Regulations
• Perform erection and dismantling modular scaffold in accordance with safe work procedures, general principles and requirements of SS659, WSH(Scaffold) Regulations and other related WSH Regulations
• Perform housekeeping and maintain record keeping of scaffold system in accordance with safe work practices and regulatory requirement
• Identify hazards and ensure safety of scaffold erection and dismantling
• Record work in scaffold register and inspection