A practical, visual awareness course on working safely with and around scaffolding. Learn to recognise scaffold hazards, tell the common scaffold types apart, use safe access, respect exclusion zones, read a scaftag before you step on a platform and understand the WHS duties that apply, through paced slides with diagrams, a real site decision scenario and quick self-checks.
~35 minutes100% online, self-paced6 months access from the day of course start
What You Will Learn
Recognise the common hazards associated with scaffolding and the harm they can cause
Identify common types of scaffold and the tasks each is suited to
Use safe access and edge protection when getting on, off and working on a scaffold
Read a scaftag and describe when a scaffold must be inspected and by whom
Apply exclusion zones and the WHS duties that govern using and working near scaffolds
Course Content
1. Scaffold hazards and why they matter
2. Common types of scaffold
3. Safe access and working on the platform
4. Scaftags and inspection
5. Exclusion zones and WHS duties
6. Apply it: a scaffold you didn't build
Final Assessment - 10 questions, 80% pass mark, retakes available
Who This Course Is For
Workers who use, work on or work near scaffolding, including labourers, trades, apprentices, supervisors and site staff on construction and maintenance sites.
Accreditation: This is a non-accredited awareness course for people who use or work near scaffolding. It does not issue a unit of competency and is not a scaffolding high-risk work licence. Erecting, altering or dismantling a scaffold from which a person or object could fall more than 4 metres is high-risk work that must only be carried out by the holder of a scaffolding high-risk work licence issued by your state or territory WHS regulator.
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Confined Spaces Awareness
$49 per person
$39.00
Prices are in Australian dollars and include GST.
Duration
~35 minutes
Format
100% online, self-paced
Lessons
6
Assessment
10 questions (80% to pass)
Certificate
Instant, verifiable
Access period
6 months access from the day of course start
Who it’s for
Workers who use, work on or work near scaffolding, including labourers, trades, apprentices, supervisors and site staff on construction and maintenance sites.
Level
Beginner
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