Course Name: Scaffolding Awareness
Equip your staff with skills to understand and work safely on scaffolding. This IIRSM-approved Scaffold 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.
The Course Includes:
Learning Outcomes:
This training course is approved by:
Scaffolding Awareness
£25.00 +VAT
| Courses | Price per Course |
|---|---|
| 1 - 14 | £25.00 |
| 15 - 24 | £22.00 |
| 25 - 34 | £20.00 |
| 35 - 44 | £18.00 |
| 45 - 59 | £15.00 |
| 60 - 69 | £14.00 |
| 70 - 89 | £12.00 |
| 90 - 99 | £10.00 |
| 100 - 200 | £9.50 |
Description
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This course is an awareness level course designed for anyone is 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.
The training course empowers users to work safely and efficiently on or around scaffolding and supports compliance with safety standards.
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.
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:
These duties are reinforced by key legislation, including:
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.
Single Module
40+ Minutes
This course contains the following sections:
Explores employers’ and employees’ duties and responsibilities and relevant legislation.
Discusses two types of scaffolding—supported and suspended scaffolds—and their sub-types.
Examines various scaffolding components, including tubes, bracing, couplers, base plates, boards, guard rails and anchor points.
Examines common types of scaffolding accidents and their root causes.
Highlights the first two steps of the risk control hierarchy: eliminating the use of scaffolding when possible and substituting it with a safer alternative.
Focuses on physical changes to control or eliminate hazards, such as ground stability, safe working loads, non-slip surfaces, safety nets, guard rails, etc.
Covers various administrative controls including competency, training, communication and inspections.
Recommends the use of protective equipment such as safety boots, gloves, coveralls, hard hats, eyewear and fall arrest systems.
Highlights steps workers can take to ensure their safety, such as following safety measures, understanding equipment, reporting issues and providing feedback and suggestions.
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Users must complete an assessment before earning their certification.
The end-of-course test is:
A score of 80% is required to pass.
The course certificate includes the trainee’s name, company name, course name, date of completion, expiry date and name of the approval body.
An IIRSM-approved certificate will be available for download and printing instantly upon course completion.
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This course is designed for construction workers, site supervisors, health and safety professionals, and any employees involved in scaffolding operations.
The course covers the following topics:
This is a single-module course and takes about 40 minutes to complete.
Yes. After completing this course, you’ll receive an IIRSM-approved certificate.
All Human Focus courses are accredited or approved by an independent health and safety body to guarantee quality and accuracy. This course is assured by IIRSM (the International Institute of Risk & Safety Management).
The course teaches employees to identify and mitigate scaffolding risks, implement safety measures and fulfil legal responsibilities, all of which contribute to reducing workplace accidents and injuries.
