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This course covers the following information:
Suspended Scaffolding Safety: Suspension Devices
- The different types of suspension devices used to connect suspended scaffolding to the structure it is mounted on.
- How to calculate the “maximum intended load” of a scaffold.
Suspended Scaffolding Safety: Outrigger Beams
- How outrigger beams differ from other types of suspension devices.
- How to properly set up outrigger beams.
- How tiebacks and counterweights add stability to outrigger beams.
Suspended Scaffolding Safety: Suspension Ropes
- The basic types of “rope” used to hang suspended scaffolding.
- How to inspect ropes for damage.
- What happens to a rope during a “high-speed braking incident.”"
Suspended Scaffolding Safety: Hoists and Platforms
- What types of powered hoists can be used to move suspended scaffold platforms.
- The difference between “maximum intended loads,” “stall loads” and “working loads.”"
Suspended Scaffolding Safety: Botswain's Chairs
- How boatswain's chairs differ from other types of suspended scaffolding.
- The major requirements for setting up boatswain's chairs.
Suspended Scaffolding Safety: Safe Work Practices
- Why you need to inspect a scaffold and the area it will be operating in before each use.
- How to recognize and avoid electrical hazards.
- How keeping a scaffold clean and free of debris can prevent accidents.
Suspended Scaffolding Safety: Personal Fall Arrest Systems
- How personal fall arrests (PFAs) work.
- How to properly connect lifelines.
- The danger of not using fall protection.
Suspended Scaffolding Safety: Guardrails and Falling Objects
- What OSHA's requirements are for installing guardrails on suspended scaffoldings.
- What safety measures you should take to keep objects from falling from a scaffold.
- The different types of safety devices that are used to protect people on the ground from falling objects.