Online Scaffolding Awareness Training

Equip your staff with skills to understand and work safely on scaffolding. This IIRSM-approved Scaffolding Awareness course educates employees on the fundamentals of scaffolding safety, including the types, components, hazards and legal requirements. It also explores the hierarchy of risk controls and actionable strategies for employees to minimise risks.

Investing in this course ensures your staff is well-equipped to handle scaffolding safely, reducing accidents and ensuring compliance with regulations.

• 100% online training
• Full audio voiceover
• Fully online assessment
• Access on any device
• App available for iOS & Android

Training You Can Trust

• Approved by IIRSM
• In line with UK legislation
• Certificate on completion
• Developed by health and safety professionals

Why is this Course Important?

Scaffolding-related incidents are a significant concern in the construction industry. The National Access & Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) reported 74 incidents among scaffolding operatives in 2020, equating to one injury per 230 workers. These incidents highlight the critical need for proper training and awareness.

Our Scaffold Awareness training course helps employees identify and address common safety issues associated with scaffold use. They learn to assess risks, implement control measures and fulfil their legal responsibilities.

By completing this course, users will be better prepared to reduce the likelihood of accidents and injuries on job sites, ensuring a safer work environment for themselves and others.

Are You Aware of Your Responsibilities?

As an employer, you have a legal and moral obligation to ensure the safety of your employees, particularly when scaffolding is involved. Your responsibilities include:

• Assessing the risk of any work involving scaffolding
• Ensuring scaffolding work is supervised by competent personnel
• Providing adequate training for employees
• Conducting regular inspections of scaffolding
• Adhering to safety regulations and industry standards

These duties are reinforced by key legislation, including:

• Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
• Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
• Work at Height Regulations 2005
• Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM Regulations)
• Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER)

Non-compliance may lead to legal repercussions such as fines, penalties and even prosecution.

By enrolling your team in this Scaffold Awareness training course, you fulfil these responsibilities and demonstrate your commitment to maintaining a safe work environment.

About this Scaffolding Awareness Course

This course is an awareness level course designed for anyone who's work requires them to work with scaffolding. It provides a framework for understanding scaffolding, its hazards and how risks are eliminated or reduced when undertaking scaffolding work.

Scaffolding safety training course empowers users to work safely and efficiently on or around scaffolding and supports compliance with safety standards.

Course Content

Duties & Responsibilities

Explores employers’ and employees’ duties and responsibilities and relevant legislation.

Types of Scaffolding

Discusses two types of scaffolding—supported and suspended scaffolds—and their sub-types.

Components of Scaffolding

Examines various scaffolding components, including tubes, bracing, couplers, base plates, boards, guard rails and anchor points.

How Accidents Happen

Examines common types of scaffolding accidents and their root causes.

Elimination & Substitution

Highlights the first two steps of the risk control hierarchy: eliminating the use of scaffolding when possible and substituting it with a safer alternative.

Engineering Controls

Focuses on physical changes to control or eliminate hazards, such as ground stability, safe working loads, non-slip surfaces, safety nets, guard rails, etc.

Administrative Controls

Covers various administrative controls including competency, training, communication and inspections.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Recommends the use of protective equipment such as safety boots, gloves, coveralls, hard hats, eye-wear and fall arrest systems.

What Your Can Do

Highlights steps workers can take to ensure their safety, such as following safety measures, understanding equipment, reporting issues and providing feedback and suggestions.

What You Will Learn

• Legal duties and responsibilities related to scaffolding
• Hierarchy of risk controls for scaffolding work
• Different types and components of scaffolding
• Importance of using personal protective equipment (PPE)
• How and why scaffolding accidents occur
• Actionable steps to ensure scaffolding safety

Available in 20+ Languages

Course subtitles are available in multiple languages, including:

• French
• Dutch
• German
• Italian
• Spanish
• Polish

Approval Body

This course is approved by the International Institute of Risk & Safety Management (IIRSM).

Course Duration

50+ Minutes

Assessment

Users must complete an assessment before earning their certificate.

The end-of-course test is:

• Fully online
• Multiple choice

A score of 80% is required to pass.

Certification

The course certificate includes:

• User name
• Company name
• Course name
• Completion date
• Expiry date
• Approval body

An IIRSM-approved certificate will be available for download and printing instantly upon course completion.

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