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OSHA Scaffolding Safety Training is designed to provide general information and guidelines to employees involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting scaffolds in compliance with OSHA’s Scaffolding Regulations as codified in 29 CFR 1926.451.

Scaffolding is a temporary structure used in many industries for performing work operations at elevated levels. While scaffolding is a common method used for working at heights; incorrect use, design, and other engineering faults can result in worker injuries and fatalities due to falls from heights, falling objects, electrocution, or collapsed scaffolds.

As per OSHA regulations, employers must ensure that each employee who performs work on a scaffold be trained by a person qualified to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.

Some of the benefits of HAZWOPER-OSHA Online Training:

Mobility

This course is taken entirely online, and the material can be accessed anywhere, anytime from a computer, iPad®, iPhone®, or an Android® device of your choice. All you need is a fast internet connection and access to a web browser.
All of our courses are built using HTML 5, making them more compatible with the browser on your mobile device (e.g., smartphone or tablet).

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As a learner, you are able to learn at your own pace and even participate in courses when you are on-the-go. There's no need to take the training in a single sitting. Start and stop as often as you want. Our cloud based system tracks your progress, allowing you to switch between your computer and mobile devices without retaking any training content. You can stop training in the middle of a lesson on one device and pick it up at the same spot on another. There is no need to complete an entire lesson in order to move from one device to another.

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Our Interactive course adds more value for the learner - by creating a two-way dialogue – enabling a personalized, user-focused experience from start to finish.
We periodically update content and add new videos, graphics and animations to make user experience easy and plausible and to keep the content fresh and as lively as possible.

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Certificate & Wallet ID

Once you complete the required study time, you can take the final exam. Upon passing the final exam you will receive an electronic certificate of completion which will be emailed to you immediately.

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Online Support: 24/7, 365-days per year
Telephone Support: Mon-Sat 8am - 5pm (PST)
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This course consists of 4 lessons. Students are required to take each lesson in sequential order as listed below.

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Scaffolding Safety Training

Introduction
Lesson 1: Scaffolding – An Overview
Lesson 2: General Requirements for Scaffolding
Lesson 3: Safe Access and Fall Protection
Lesson 4: Requirements for Specific Types of Scaffolds

Final Examination

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The core objective of the Scaffolding Safety Training course is to provide a basic understanding of OSHA’s scaffolding regulations 29 CFR 1926.451. The course will also examine the hazards associated with working on or around scaffolding and the general requirements for the safe use of these elevated work platforms.

Course Objectives

After course completion the learner will be able to:

Define a scaffold and its two basic types;
List the hazards associated with the use of scaffolding on a worksite;
Outline OSHA specifications pertaining to scaffold load capacity;
Summarize the four important considerations for scaffold planking;
Explain the general and specific requirements for construction of scaffold platforms;
Discuss the training requirements for users, erectors, and dismantlers of scaffolds;
Discuss OSHA standards for maintaining a safe distance between scaffolding and overhead power lines; and
Summarize OSHA regulations relating to fall protection and falling object protection for employees working on or around scaffolds.

This course is designed by OSHA Certified Outreach Trainers and is updated and reviewed as soon as new requirements or regulations are issued by OSHA and other regulatory agencies. The course meets and exceeds the compliance requirements of OSHA’s Scaffolding Regulations as codified in 29 CFR 1926.451.

Certification

Once the course is completed, you will immediately be able to download, save, or print your Course Completion Certificate in PDF format.

Training Requirements

There are no prerequisites for this course.

A Final Note

It is important to remember that attending a training course on its own will not make a worker competent. Competence is developed over time by implementing the knowledge acquired through a training course to on-the-job work processes. Therefore, in addition to this online course it is important that you receive additional on-site training from your employer.

Online Training on Mobile Devices

Flexibility is not limited to any one place or time anymore! Take our online training on your computer or from the comfort of your own palm.

Our Learning Management System tracks your progress, allowing you to switch between your computer and mobile device without retaking any training content.

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Scaffolds are temporary structures built at elevated levels for performing work operations well-above ground level. While scaffolding is used in many industries for working at heights, it is most popularly used in the construction industry. When scaffolds are incorrectly used, designed, or have other engineering faults, this can result in worker injuries and fatalities caused by falling from heights, falling objects, electrocution, or collapsed scaffolds. As such, workers require to be trained to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize the hazards associated both with scaffolding and working at heights while carrying out their job tasks.

All our courses are designed to take a specific amount of time. However, some students may get through the course more quickly, while others may take longer to complete their training. This course will take around 2 hours to complete.

This course is designed to provide general information and guidelines to employees involved in erecting, dismantling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting scaffolds in the construction industry.
Safety professionals, project managers, foremen, scaffolding supervisors, and other personnel who work on scaffolds and want to know more about scaffolding safety would also benefit from this course.

This course meets and exceeds the compliance requirements of OSHA’s Scaffolding Standard for the Construction Industry, 29 CFR 1926 Subpart L.

This training program provides a basic understanding of OSHA’s scaffolding regulations as cited in 29 CFR 1926.451.
The course also examines the hazards associated with working on or around scaffolding and the general requirements for the safe use of these elevated work platforms.
The training requirements for users, erectors, and dismantlers of scaffolds is also covered.

No there are no prerequisites for this course.

Yes, a certificate will be sent once the course is successfully completed.

It has a 12-month validity period.

Yes, it expires in 12 months.

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