Course Overview
OSH308 Principles of Scaffolding (OSHA #3085) covers the requirements for safe construction and use of scaffolding using OSHA’s construction scaffold standards as a guide. Course topics include hazards associated with scaffold design, assembly, disassembly and use, types of scaffolds, determining scaffold capacity, employee qualifications and training, and maintenance, repair, and inspection requirements. Participants will complete workshops to reinforce concepts of safe scaffolding.
NOTE: This course is taught in English.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course
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Course Completion Requirements
Participant Must Provide
a photo identification on the first day of class. See the Participant Handbook for approved forms of identification and additional guidelines.
In order to receive a Certificate of Completion, the participant must:
Attend 100% of the course
Sign the attendance roster each day of class
Complete and pass the final exam
Complete the end-of-course evaluation
Attendance Requirements
Class attendance is an essential part of the education process, and participants in TEEX courses are expected to attend all class sessions and field exercises. The course requires participants to attend 100% of the class hours as a component of successful course completion. During the course, your instructor will review any additional attendance requirement, for example a field exercise that cannot be missed.
Course Objectives
Assess the safety of scaffold construction.
Assess scaffold training.
Assess safe scaffold use.