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CISRS SITS - Advanced Scaffold Inspection

The CISRS Advanced Scaffold Inspection Course is one of the courses within the CISRS Scaffolding Inspection Training Scheme (SITS). The CISRS Advanced Scaffold Inspection Course is a two-day course aimed at those responsible for inspecting complex scaffolds.

To be eligible for this course delegates should have extensive scaffolding industry experience and need to have held a CISRS Basic Scaffold Inspection Record Card for a minimum of 2 years.

This course is also open to CISRS Scaffolders who have held their card for a minimum of 2 years and Advanced Scaffold card holders. Card holders meeting these criteria will also be eligible to attend the Advanced Scaffold Inspection course without initially having to attend the Basic Scaffold Inspection course.

CISRS Course Detail

The overall aim of the course is to develop understanding of the appropriate safety regulations and the ability to interpret design specifications and statutory regulations when inspecting complex/design scaffolding structures for faults.

The course will include an understanding of:

• The relevant legislative requirements for scaffold inspection.
• Interpretation of Scaffold design drawings for inspection purposes.
• Inspection and record findings of inspection for a variety of scaffolding structures, including:

- Basic design scaffold
- Raking shore
- Slung scaffold
- Temporary roofs
- Temporary ramps
- Two-way shore
- Dead shore
- Staircase scaffold
- Truss-out cantilever drop

Delegates will be assessed using a multiple-choice question format at the end of the course.

Course Delivery

This course is delivered at CISRS training centres located across the UK, and centres undergo annual audits to ensure they continually meet CISRS Scheme Criteria.

Individuals who gain a CISRS Scaffolding Inspection Training Scheme (SITS) certificate for Advanced Scaffold can apply for a CISRS Advanced Scaffold  inspection card. They must also be able to demonstrate that they have a valid CITB Health Safety Environment Test (or recognised exemption) completed within 2 years.

CISRS Advanced Scaffold Inspection Cards are valid for a period of 5 years at which stage they will expire, and it will be necessary to re-qualify.

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Related Categories

• CISRS Basic Scaffold Inspection courses
• CISRS Scaffolding Awareness courses
• CISRS Scaffolding Supervisor courses