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This course covers the following information:

Suspended Scaffolding Safety in Construction Environments: 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 in Construction Environments: 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 in Construction Environments: Suspension Ropes

  • The basic types of “rope” used to hang suspended scaffolding.
  • Inspecting ropes for damage.
  • What happens to a rope during a “high-speed braking incident.”"

Suspended Scaffolding Safety in Construction Environments: 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 in Construction Environments: Botswain's Chairs

  • Describe how boatswain's chairs differ from other types of suspended scaffolding.
  • The major requirements for setting up boatswain's chairs.

Suspended Scaffolding Safety in Construction Environments: 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 in Construction Environments: 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 in Construction Environments: Guardrails and Falling Objects

  • OSHA's requirements 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.