Mobile Tower Scaffold and Ladder Safety

Mobile Tower Scaffold and Ladder Safety

 Aim

 To provide the theoretical and practical knowledge to safely assemble, dismantle relocate mobile tower scaffolds safety. To inspect and use ladders safely.

Elements

The course will comprise of theoretical and practical instruction covering the following:-

• Responsibilities under the health and Safety Law

• Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999

• The Provisional Use Of Work Equipment Regulations 1998

• Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998

• The Work At Height Regulations 2005

• Basic Ladder Safety

• Records and Inspections

• Personal Protective Equipment

• Correct erection of Tower scaffolds

 Knowledge

 On completion of training trainees will have a theoretical understanding of the following:-

• Responsibilities under the Health and safety Law and relevant statutory legislation

• Common causes of Falls at Height

• Organisation and Planning of Work at Height

• Selection of Work Equipment for Work at Height

• Inspection of Work Equipment

• Requirements for guard-rails, toe-boards, barriers and similar collective means of protection ,

• Requirements for working platforms

• Stability of working platforms

• Safety on working platforms

• Basic Ladder Safety

• Causes of falls from ladders

• Precautions when using and selecting ladders

• Basic Ladder Construction

• Overlap on Extendable Ladders

• Records and Inspections and Maintenance of ladders

• Safety when using ladders

• Ladder Angles

• Securing Ladders

• Aluminium Towers – Safety Checks

• Erecting the Tower

• Tower Scaffold Inspections

• Personal Protective Equipment

 Skill

 On completion of training the trainees will be able to:-

• Check and inspect Tower scaffold

• Erect a Tower Scaffold

• Dismantle a Tower Scaffold

• Check and inspect ladders

• Safely use ladders

 All trainees will inspect, erect and dismantle the scaffold therefore ideally a minimum of 3

candidates will be required to safely erect a tower scaffold.

 Upon success completion trainees will be issued with a Bespoke certificate.

Ratio 1 Instructor: 10 trainees