Suspended Scaffolding Safety

This online Suspended Scaffolding Safety course helps facilities comply with OSHA's Scaffolding regulation (29 CFR Part 1904).

Course Overview

This online Suspended Scaffolding Safety course helps facilities comply with OSHA's Scaffolding regulation (29 CFR Part 1904). Whenever a worker leaves the ground, the risk of an accident occurring increases dramatically. With more than 10,000 scaffold related injuries reported each year, OSHA has mandated that workers be trained on how to safely erect and use these work platforms. The course helps employees understand the dangers of working with scaffolds, and how these risks can be minimized by knowing the correct ways to erect, maintain and use scaffolding equipment.

Course Topics

  • Responsibilities of a "scaffold expert"
  • Platforms and planking
  • The danger of power lines
  • Platform hazards
  • Personal fall arrest systems
  • Guarding against falling objects
  • And more