Scaffolding Awareness Training Course

Scaffolding awareness training is designed for workers who use scaffolding for access, supervisors, and safety personnel to recognize hazards and ensure safe operations on-site.

Core Course Content

Most awareness courses (typically 4 hours in duration) cover these essential topics:

• Common Hazards: Identification of falling from heights, objects falling from above, structural collapse, and electrocution risks.

• Scaffold Components: Understanding the anatomy of scaffolds, including platforms, planking, guardrails, and footings.

• Types of Scaffolding: Training on various systems such as mobile, independent, suspended (swingstage), and tube-and-clamp scaffolds.

• Safe Work Practices: Proper use of Personal Fall Arrest Systems (PFAS), load capacity limits, and safe access/egress.

• Inspection Standards: Basics of visual inspections and understanding tagging systems (e.g., green, yellow, or red tags)