16 Hour Suspended Scaffold User
In this 16-hour course, students will be provided with an overview of OSHA and DOB policies, procedures, and suspended scaffold standards with a special emphasis on recognition and prevention of hazardous conditions. Topics will include instructions on how to visually inspect suspended scaffold equipment, basic scaffold components, and methods of assembling/disassembling them. Students will also participate in hands-on exercises in which they will be responsible for presenting, building, and using various scaffolding and rigging applications. The instructor will assess students to determine if each student can apply rope knots, terminating wire rope, building a block and tackle system, and operating scaffold hoist motor.
During this 16-hour course, students will be provided with an overview of OSHA and DOB policies, procedures, and suspended scaffold standards with a special emphasis on recognition and prevention of hazardous conditions. Some topics will include instructions on how to visually inspect suspended scaffold equipment, basic scaffold components, and methods of assembling/disassembling them. Students will also participate in hands-on exercises in which they will be responsible for presenting, building, and using various scaffolding and rigging applications.
The instructor will assess students to determine if each student is capable of applying rope knots, terminating wire rope, building a block and tackle system, and operating scaffold hoist motor and each student will independently complete a multiple choice final exam.
Description
Duration: 16 Hours
Language: English, Spanish, Portuguese
Course Content Outline
- Introduction to Suspended Scaffolds
- Suspended Scaffold Accidents
- OSHA 1926 Overview
- NYC Construction Codes
- NYC Department of Buildings
- General Principles of Fall Protection
- Personal Protective Equipment & Fall Arrest Systems
- Suspended Scaffold
- Hoist, Platform & Rigging Equipment Practices
- Maximum Intended Loads & Capacity Reducing Factors
- Rope, Fall, Knot & Hitch Configurations & Connections
- Wire Rope & Termination Techniques
- Basic Rope, Fall, Hoist, Block & Rigging Set-Ups & Procedures
- Lifelines, Rope & Cable Grabs Chaffing Gear for Lifelines & Cables
- Electric Motors, Controls & Cables
- Suspended Scaffold Inspections: Equipment & Rigging Hardware
- Rejection Criteria for Equipment & Rigging Hardware
- Safety Checklists: Pre-Start, Scaffold Operation & Shut-Down
- Emergency Situations & Preparedness Procedures
- NYC Buildings Unsafe Condition (311) Notification Procedure
- NYC/DOI Buildings Integrity Training Contact Information Sheet
- Review of all Training Topics
- Written Assessment
- Hands-On Performance Assessment
