Scaffolding Awareness Course

Course Name: Scaffolding Awareness

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.

The Course Includes:

Comprehensive yet concise explanation

Certificate on completion

Simple login & user access

The latest industry best practice

Learning Outcomes:

Understand the legal duties and responsibilities related to scaffolding

Learn about the hierarchy of risk controls for scaffolding work

Identify different types and components of scaffolding

Understand the importance of using personal protective equipment (PPE)

Know how and why scaffolding accidents occur

Discover actionable steps to ensure scaffolding safety

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
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About This Scaffold Awareness Course

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.

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

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.

Course Outline

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.

Why Choose Scaffold Awareness Course Online with Human Focus?

Study anytime & in bite-size sessions

More affordable than traditional in-person training

Discounts on volume purchases

Excellent trainee support

Provides actionable steps to enhance scaffolding safety

Supports compliance with relevant legislation

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Scaffold Awareness Course Certification

Scaffold Awareness Course Certificate

Course Assessment

Users must complete an assessment before earning their certification.

The end-of-course test is:

  • 100% online
  • Multiple choice

A score of 80% is required to pass.

What does my certificate include?

The Scaffolding awareness 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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Got a question?

Give us a call on 01737 647 882 or Email us at enquiries@humanfocus.co.uk

Our experts are on hand to assist either via email or phone. They are available Monday to Friday 9 am – 5.30 pm.

Frequently Asked Questions

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:

  • Legal duties and responsibilities
  • Types and components of scaffolding
  • Causes of scaffolding accidents
  • Risk control hierarchy
  • Scaffolding inspection requirements
  • Steps to ensure scaffolding safety

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.

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