Safety Training for Erectors and Inspectors

The employer must have each employee who is involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question. The training must include the following topics, as applicable:

• The nature of scaffold hazards
• The correct procedures for erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, inspecting, and maintaining the type of scaffold in question
• The design criteria, maximum intended load-carrying capacity, and intended use of the scaffold
• Any other pertinent requirements, including the use of fall protection

In addition, OSHA recommends that employees erecting or dismantling scaffolds be trained in the following topics:

• General overview of scaffolding
  • Regulations and standards
  • Erection and dismantling planning
  • Personal protective equipment and procedures
  • Fall protection
  • Materials handling
  • Access
  • Working platforms
  • Foundations
  • Guys, ties and braces
• Tubular welded frame scaffolds, tube and clamp scaffolds, and system scaffolds
  • Specific regulations and standards
  • Components
  • Parts inspection
  • Erection and dismantling planning
  • Guys, ties, and braces
  • Fall protection
  • General safety
  • Access and platforms
  • Erection and dismantling procedures
  • Buttresses, cantilevers, and bridges

Scaffold erectors and dismantlers should all receive the general overview in addition to specific training for the type of supported scaffold being erected or dismantled.

To learn more about Scaffolding Safety visit our Construction Scaffolding Safety Online Training web page.