Attendees
This CISRS Advanced Scaffold Inspection Training course is designed for experienced Scaffolders and Scaffold Inspectors who are responsible for inspecting scaffolds and completing reports in accordance with the Work at Height Regulations. This course is also suitable for other professionals at a similar level who wish to expand their knowledge of scaffolding.
Delegates must meet at least one of the following criteria before being accepted onto the course:
• Hold a CISRS Basic SITS card for a minimum of 2 years
• Have attended a retrospective Advanced Inspection Course, with a CISRS provider, within a 10 year period prior to their enquiry
Delegates are required to bring a passport photograph and must provide evidence of having completed the CITB Health, Safety & Environment test (CSCS test) within the last 2 years in order to apply for certification.
Objective
The main objective of the Advanced Scaffold Inspection course is to give attendees more comprehensive and in-depth knowledge, to enable them to understand how to inspect complex scaffolding structures in accordance with the Work at Height Regulations. This is in addition to the skills needed to complete full scaffold inspection reports.
Certification
Successful delegates will receive a CISRS completion certificate, and we will apply for the CISRS Advanced Scaffold Inspection card on their behalf. Delegates are required to bring a passport photograph and current the CITB Health, Safety & Environment test pass certificate or valid exemption in order to receive certification.
Content
Day one
• Introductions & welcome
• Aims & objectives
• Practical exercise 1
• Basic scaffolding types
• Scaffolding components
• Advanced terminology and definitions
• Legal overview
• Role of the inspector
• Industry performance standards
• Foundations and ground conditions
• Ties and stability
• Working platforms
• Access and egress
Day two
• Design appreciation
• TG20 compliant scaffolds (recap)
• Special protection fans
• Shoring scaffolds
• Special freestanding scaffolds
• Slung & suspended scaffolds
• Cantilevered & truss-out scaffolds
• Gantries
• Ramps & gangways
• Splayed / radial scaffolds
• Temporary roofs, weather protection & other enclosures
• Temporary edge protection
• Erection tolerances
• Practical exercise 2
• Multiple choice test paper