OSHA Construction Scaffolding Safety Training & Certification
29 CFR 1926.450 Subpart L Scaffolds
Approximately 65% of construction workers work on scaffolds frequently resulting in over 9,750 injuries, and at least 79 deaths each year which accounts for 9% of all fatalities in the construction workplace.
This course is targeted to employees of organizations in the construction industry that must use or erect and dismantle different types of scaffolding utilized in the construction industry. This online training is intended as an overview of the standard.
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Governing regulations.
This online construction scaffold safety training and certification course follows the regulations set forth in OSHA 29 CFR § 1926 Subpart L Scaffolds Safety Standards for Scaffolds Used in the Construction Industry.
Who must take this course?
OSHA 29 CFR § 1926.454 Training requirements states:
This section supplements and clarifies the requirements of § 1926.21(b)(2) as these relate to the hazards of work on scaffolds.
(a) The employer shall have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.
It will take a MINIMUM of 6 hours to complete this OSHA Construction Scaffold Safety Training online course. The student may log on and off as needed. A bookmark will be set so when they log back in they will return to where they left off.
Upon successful completion each student will have immediate access to a printable Construction Scaffolding Safety Training certificate and wallet card.
We have no restrictions on how long a person takes to complete a course.
Likewise, if you are purchasing for others, we have no time limit on assigning courses. So you can purchase a larger quantity then you currently need and take advantage of volume discounts.
Each student will receive 0.6 CEUs (or 6 CMEs) from Compliance Training Online™ for completing this course.
Our OSHA Construction Scaffolding Safety course consists of content, graphics, audio, self check (non-scored) questions, and a final exam.
This training is intended as an overview of the Safety Standards for Scaffolds Used in the Construction Industry, providing explanations of the various requirements set by OSHA. The approach is to cover hazard identification, avoidance, and control, along with practical information on safe work practices.
Specific topics covered in this course include:
- About this course
- Hazards overview
- OSHA overview
- About scaffold hazards
- Types of scaffolds
- Scaffold worker groupings
- OSHA scaffold standard highlights
- Scaffold capacity
- Scaffold platform construction
- Suspended scaffolds
- Anchorage
- Support
- Access
- Fall protection
- Platform
- Stability
- Electrical hazards
- Personnel Training and Competent Persons
- Wood planking
- Single-point adjustable scaffolds
- Catenary scaffolds
- Multi-point adjustable scaffolds
- Interior hung scaffolds
- Needle beam scaffolds
- Multi-level scaffolds
- Float (ship) scaffolds
- Supported scaffolds
- Mobile scaffolds
- Pump jack scaffolds
- Ladder jack scaffolds
- Tube and Coupler scaffolds
- Pole scaffolds
- Specialty and other scaffolds
- Aerial scaffolds
- Training and retraining
- Inspections
Retraining is required in at least the following situations:
(1) Where changes at the worksite present a hazard about which an employee has not been previously trained; or
(2) Where changes in the types of scaffolds, fall protection, falling object protection, or other equipment present a hazard about which an employee has not been previously trained; or
(3) Where inadequacies in an affected employee’s work involving scaffolds indicate that the employee has not retained the requisite proficiency.
It is our recommendation that workers be retrained at least every three years.
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