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UOP Field Safety Training

Scaffolds

(Working Platforms)

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Common Hazards

Contact with electricity or arcflash burns

Falls from higher levels

Falling objects

- Scaffolding plank fall (1999example of head injury in India)

Faulty construction

- Scaffolding planks support (2001example)

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Scaffold Evaluation

Read the scaffold permit tag

(if any), prior to using a scaffold;

Check for:

Allowable dates for useAny restrictions (e.g., PPE is required)

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Scaffolding Requirements

Requirements differ from country to country

Some key points of UK requirements

- Sufficient strength, rigidity and stability- Not able to be accidentally displaced- At least 24 (600 mm) wide and sufficient room to allow free

passage of persons and materials

- No gaps through which persons or materials could fall- Handholds and footholds to prevent slips & trips- Not loaded to cause danger of collapse or deformation

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Scaffold Safety Video

Scaffolding Safety - Safe WorkPractices

by Summ it Training Source, Inc .

11 minu tes

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Scaffold Precautions

Damaged or defective parts of thescaffold could affect the integrity ofthe whole scaffold;

The defective parts must bereplaced, repaired or the scaffoldremoved from service.

Dont intermix scaffold parts fromdifferent manufacturers.

Scaffolds must be erected, movedand/or altered by a qualified person.

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Scaffold Evaluation

Foundation

- Ground must be level, sound and able tosupport the scaffold

- Never use cinder blocks, gravel, loosestones or soil for:

Leveling an uneven surface or

Providing a foundation for the base platesupport board

Planks/wood components - sturdy

Steel components - straight, no cracks

Bolts/connections - good condition

Avoid electrical power lines

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Scaffold Load Capacity

Capable of supporting 4times the maximumintended load (includespersonnel, equipmentand supplies)

Designed by a qualified

person Built and loaded

according to the design

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Platform Construction

Platform and walkway must be at least 18 inches (450mm) wide

Wood planks should be 2 by 10 inches (50mm x 250mm) andstamped as scaffold plank grade

Each end of the platform must be fixed or extend over thesupport by 6 inches (150 mm)

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Platform Construction

If a platform is 10 feet (3meters) or less in length, theend cannot extend over itssupport more than 12 inches(300 mm)

When platforms areoverlapped to create longplatforms, the overlap mustonly occur over a support andmust be at least 12 inches(300 mm)

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