Ladder and Scaffold Safety
Choosing, inspecting, setting up and using portable and fixed ladders and scaffolds under OSHA 1910.23, 1926 Subparts X and L and ANSI A14 and A10.8: ladder duty types, set-up and safe use, ladder safety systems, scaffold components, foundations, platforms, guardrails, ties and mobile towers, competent person inspection and tagging, suspended scaffolds, weather, falling objects and a façade repair plan.
HSE-213 12 lessons · 5 h 33 min
Offered by HSM University · Safety Training
This is the American version of this course. See the Canadian version.
What you'll learn
- Explain why ladder and scaffold falls happen and choose the right means of access for a task
- Locate the OSHA ladder and scaffold standards, including 1910.23, 1926 Subparts X and L, and the ANSI A14 and A10.8 standards
- Select portable ladders by type, load rating, material and length for the task and the electrical environment
- Inspect ladders before use and periodically, remove defective ladders from service, and store and transport ladders correctly
- Set up portable ladders at the correct angle, length and extension, secured top and bottom and clear of doors, traffic and power lines
- Climb and work from ladders safely, keeping three points of contact and avoiding overreaching and other unsafe practices
- Describe fixed ladder design, the shift from cages to ladder safety systems, roof hatch protection and job-built ladders
- Identify scaffold types and components and explain duty classes and engineered designs
- Check scaffold foundations, platforms, guardrails and access against the requirements
- Explain scaffold stability, tie patterns, the effect of sheeting, and the rules for mobile scaffolds
- Describe the competent person's role, inspection, tagging, and safe erection and dismantling
- Plan protection from weather and falling objects, recognize suspended scaffold hazards and prepare a ladder and scaffold plan
Course content
12 lessons · 5 h 33 min total · final exam
- 1 Ladders, scaffolds and falls: why access equipment matters 26 min · quiz
- 2 OSHA ladder and scaffold standards and the law in the US 26 min · quiz
- 3 Portable ladder types, ratings and selection 28 min · quiz
- 4 Ladder inspection, care and storage 29 min · quiz
- 5 Setting up portable ladders 28 min · quiz
- 6 Climbing and working from ladders 26 min · quiz
- 7 Fixed ladders, ladder safety systems and job-built ladders 29 min · quiz
- 8 Scaffold types and components 28 min · quiz
- 9 Scaffold foundations, platforms, guardrails and access 28 min · quiz
- 10 Scaffold stability: ties, bracing and mobile scaffolds 30 min · quiz
- 11 Competent persons, inspection, tagging, erection and dismantling 28 min · quiz
- 12 Suspended scaffolds, weather, falling objects and capstone: a façade repair plan 27 min · quiz
- E Final exam 20 questions
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
Choosing, inspecting, setting up and using portable and fixed ladders and scaffolds under OSHA 1910.23, 1926 Subparts X and L and ANSI A14 and A10.8: ladder duty types, set-up and safe use, ladder safety systems, scaffold components, foundations, platforms, guardrails, ties and mobile towers, competent person inspection and tagging, suspended scaffolds, weather, falling objects and a façade repair plan.