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Inspect Access Scaffolding

Course Overview

The course based on SAQA Unit Standard 263205 focuses on inspecting access scaffolding to ensure compliance with safety regulations in South Africa. Below is an overview of the course, including its duration and highlights.

Participants in this course will gain essential skills and knowledge, including:

  • Understanding Scaffolding Types: Knowledge of various types of access scaffolding such as putlog scaffolds, interlocking frames, and mobile/static towers.
  • Compliance and Safety: Familiarity with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and South African National Standards (SANS) 10085, ensuring that scaffolding is safe for use.
  • Inspection Skills: Ability to conduct thorough inspections of scaffolding, including checking for visible defects and ensuring structural integrity.
  • Documentation: Skills in reading and interpreting drawings, client specifications, and maintaining scaffold inspection registers.
  • Practical Application: Hands-on training that includes inspecting different scaffolding components, understanding load calculations, and ensuring compliance with safety standards.

Duration

Modules Covered

The course comprises several modules, including:

  1. Occupational Health & Safety Act
  2. Types of Access Scaffolding
  3. Foundations for Scaffolding
  4. Classifications of Tubular Steel System Scaffolding
  5. Access and Signage
  6. Scaffold Inspection Techniques

Target Audience

This course is designed for scaffold erectors, supervisors, safety officers, and anyone involved in scaffolding operations who needs to ensure compliance with safety regulations.Upon successful completion, candidates will receive a certificate of competence, valid for life, and 6 credits towards the National Certificate in Supervision of Construction Processes. inspect scaffolding

"Building and using scaffold structures that are installed according to applicable standards and regulations can prevent accidents, employee risks and, at the very least, avoid liability for not meet necessary standards."

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