- Why scaffolds fail
- Roles and responsibilities on site
- Personal protective equipment
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Erection & supervision Awareness
Safe Scaffolding Erection & Dismantling Awareness
The safe principles everyone on a scaffolding site needs: hazards, safe access, the erection sequence and how a scaffold comes down.
- Certified so far
- 25
- Modules
- 4
- For
- Anyone working on or around scaffolds
The route · Erection & supervision
- 1 Awareness Safe Scaffolding Erection & Dismantling Awareness This course
- 2 Level 1 Scaffolder Course – Level 1
- 3 Level 2 Scaffolder Course – Level 2
- 4 Supervisor 1 Scaffolding Supervisor (Team Leader) – Level 1
- 5 Supervisor 2 Scaffolding Supervisor (Team Leader) – Level 2
What you will be able to do
Tick anything you can already do safely on site. We will tell you whether this course is the right step.
Nothing ticked yet: this course will teach all of it.
The safe principles everyone on a scaffolding site needs: hazards, safe access, the erection sequence and how a scaffold comes down.
Who it is for
- Labourers and new starters on scaffolding crews
- Trades who work from scaffolds every day
- Site staff who need to understand scaffold safety
Assessment and certification
You are assessed on theory and on practical tasks by an ISI-approved assessor. Successful candidates receive an ISI certificate and photo ID card, which anyone can verify on this website with the certificate number. Course length, dates and fees are confirmed by the authorised centre that delivers the course.
Before you enrol
No previous scaffolding experience is needed. You should be fit to work at height and able to follow instructions in the course language.
Course outline
4 modules, taught in theory and on a practical scaffold.
- Fall protection and harness use
- Safe access and ladders
- Guardrails, toe boards and edge protection
- Planning the work area
- The safe erection sequence
- Safe dismantling and lowering materials
- Reading a scaffold tag
- When not to use a scaffold
- Reporting defects