S&A Scaffolding Appreciation – Bespoke

Directors, Managers, Safety Advisors, Supervisors and others with little or no scaffolding experience who may arrange, organise and control scaffolding operations on their sites.

Candidates should have some prior knowledge of scaffolding.

Suitable PPE will be required for practical inspection

Lunch and refreshments are provided when delivered at a Safety & Access Training facility

To give attendees up to date knowledge of how to safely assess, monitor, manage, and control Scaffolding operations on site to ensure that cost effective and safe scaffolding works are undertaken by scaffolding contractors.

• Introduction & Case Studies.
• Why scaffolds collapse. Recent accidents and incidents.
• The need for safe scaffolding
• Pre-contract Planning for Scaffolding
• The clients brief, risk assessment, method statement & rescue plans
• Scaffold Design (When is it required?)
• TG20 overview
• Selecting a Scaffolding Contractor
• Scaffolders training and qualifications to ensure competence
• Scaffolder Safe Working Practices
• Collective Fall Prevention the Scaffolders Safe Zone & SG4
• Statutory Scaffold Inspection
• Handover Certificate
• Scaffold Tagging
• Safe Use of Scaffolding
• Access to and from scaffolding
• Drilled Anchor Ties
• Scaffolding Supervision and Control
• Monitoring scaffolding operations on site
• Questions/Answers session
• Practical Scaffold Inspection (where possible)
• Theory test paper

Safety and Access Ltd Certificate of Training will be issued and will be valid for five years.

Employers registered with CITB may be able to claim grants for attendance and achievement on a wide range of courses.

1. These terms and conditions are in addition to the standard terms and conditions (Rev 2 06/99) of Safety & Access Ltd which are available for inspection upon request
2. Course bookings will only be accepted upon receipt of a signed Safety & Access Ltd course booking form.
3. Course fees must be paid in full prior to course commencing if no account held with Safety & Access Ltd.
4. Safety & Access Ltd reserves the right to withhold the issue of training certificates, grant aid applications and NVQ paperwork until such time as the training/assessment is paid for in full
5. Once a booking is confirmed, the following conditions will apply in respect of course cancellations. Cancellations are required in writing and will apply from date received.  Bank Holidays and Weekends are not included on time limits:
   1. For cancellations made 21 days or more before the course start date, full refund of course fee
   2. For cancellations made more than 14 days, but less than 21 days, before the course start date: 50% refund of course fee on cancellation or £50.00 administration fee on transfer to next available course. Transfers will not be accepted less than 5 working days before the course start date.
   3. For cancellation made less than 14 days before the course start date or non-arrival: Full fee payable
6. Safety & Access Ltd reserves the right at its absolute discretion, and without liability, to cancel, alter or re-arrange courses for any reason including a lack of attendees; in which event attendees will be transferred to other courses or monies paid fully refunded
7. Safety & Access Ltd reserve the right to remove any attendee(s) from the training course at any time if, in the opinion of Safety & Access Ltd, there is evidence of serious misconduct (including alcohol or drug misuse), or the continued attendance of the attendee would not be in the interests of the attendee or other attendees on that course, whether for reasons of safety or otherwise.  Full payment is applicable in this instance
8. Construction Skills/CISRS/NVQ information on grant availability is given in good faith, it is the individual company’s responsibility to check eligibility with their local Construction Skills office
9. Pre requisite evidence must be supplied within 6 months of the course date. If supplied after the 6 months period an additional charge for the application of the card will be invoiced for.