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803 Scaffold Safety Program Management
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Develop a Scaffold Training Plan

1. Design a Training Program

Determine if training is needed. Determine whether a worksite problem can be solved by training. Will training solve the problem or are hazards or engineering problems causing injuries?

Training is most effective when it focuses on what workers need to know to do their jobs safely. Training is especially helpful for inexperienced workers, new workers, and workers unfamiliar with special processes and equipment.

Identify training needs. Establish what the worker is expected to do and identify hazardous tasks. Analyze each task to determine what the worker should learn to do a job safely.

Design learning activities. Learning activities enable workers to demonstrate acquired desired skills and knowledge. The activities should simulate actual job tasks as closely as possible. Learning activities can be group-oriented, with lectures, role playing, and demonstrations. They can also be designed as self-paced activities for individual workers.

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

3-5. Scaffold training is most effective when it focuses on _____.