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803 Scaffold Safety Program Management
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Training Requirements

Summary of Training Requirements for Scaffold Users

Click on the links below to see the requirements for those who work from scaffolds and those who erect and dismantle scaffolds.
Those who work from scaffolds Those who erect and dismantle scaffolds
  • falling objects
  • fall protection
  • material handling on scaffolds
  • scaffold load capacities
  • scaffold design criteria
  • scaffold erecting, disassembling, moving, and maintenance procedures
  • scaffold erecting, disassembling, and moving hazards
  • scaffold load capacities
Those who work from scaffolds Those who erect and dismantle scaffolds
  • how to use appropriate fall-protection systems
  • how to control scaffold hazards
  • how to use scaffold walkways, platform components, and access areas
  • maximum-intended and load-carrying capacities of scaffolds
  • subdivision 3/L requirements
  • hazards involved in erecting/dismantling
  • erection/dismantling planning procedures
  • how to deal with electrical hazards
  • how to inspect components
  • appropriate design criteria
  • maximum-intended and load-carrying capacities of scaffolds
  • subdivision 3/L requirements
Those who work from scaffolds Those who erect and dismantle scaffolds
  • any person who has training and experience in the critical scaffold issues (above) and who can teach the issues to scaffold users
  • subdivision 3/L refers to a person with these skills as a qualified person
  • any person who has training and experience in the critical scaffold issues (above), who can teach the issues to erectors/dismantlers, and who has authority to control scaffold hazards
  • subdivision 3/L refers to a person with these skills as a competent person
Those who work from scaffolds Those who erect and dismantle scaffolds
  • before they begin a new job
  • whenever changes at the worksite present new hazards
  • whenever they fail to demonstrate skills related to any of the critical scaffold issues
  • before they begin a new job
  • whenever changes at the worksite present new hazards
  • whenever they fail to demonstrate skills related to any of the critical scaffold issues

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

3-3. Which topic is a critical issue that should be taught to those who work on scaffolds and those who erect and dismantle scaffolds?