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Scaffolding Inspector
The Scaffolding Inspector course provides essential training for inspecting scaffolding systems. It covers inspection techniques, safety standards, and compliance requirements to ensure that scaffolds are safe, stable, and meet regulatory guidelines before use.
What is the Scaffolding Inspector?
The Scaffolding Inspector course from the American Institute of Safety Professionals provides specialist training for personnel designated to inspect scaffolding systems per OSHA 29 CFR 1926 Subpart L. Scaffold inspection is a competent person responsibility: scaffolds must be inspected before each work shift and after any event that could affect structural integrity. This course develops the inspection methodology, component-specific criteria, documentation, and decision-making competency that scaffold inspectors need to verify scaffold safety and authorise use or prohibit access.
The curriculum covers the competent person role and responsibilities, systematic inspection methodology (top-down or bottom-up), component-by-component inspection criteria (foundation/base: mudsills, base plates, screw jacks; vertical members: frames, tubes, standards; bracing: cross-bracing, horizontal bracing, ties; platforms: planks, decking, gaps, overhang; guardrails: top rail height, mid-rail, toe boards; access: ladders, stairways), scaffold tagging (green/yellow/red), inspection documentation, common deficiencies, event-triggered re-inspection (after weather, impact, overloading), scaffold modification assessment, and the inspector’s authority to prohibit scaffold use. All training is delivered 100 percent online through Microsoft Teams and the American Institute of Safety Professionals LMS.
Upon completion, graduates receive a certificate, wallet card, and transcript, employer-verifiable at amiosp.com/student-verifications.
Who should take this course?
- Designated scaffold competent persons
- Scaffold erectors who inspect after erection
- Safety officers managing scaffold inspection programmes
- Supervisors who authorise scaffold access
- Anyone designated to inspect and tag scaffolds
What will you study?
Core Modules
- 01Roles and Responsibilities of a Scaffolding Inspector
- 02Types of Scaffolding Systems and Components
- 03Scaffold Erection, Alteration, and Dismantling Safety
- 04Inspection Procedures, Checklists, and Documentation
- 05Identification of Defects, Hazards, and Non-Conformities
- 06Compliance with Legal Requirements, Standards, and Manufacturer Guidelines
- 07Monitoring Safe Work Practices and Risk Mitigation Measures
- 08Reporting Findings and Communicating Corrective Actions
Optional / Site-Specific Modules
- 01Inspection of Suspended, Mobile, and Special Scaffolds
- 02Load Testing and Structural Stability Assessments
- 03Coordination with Scaffold Erection Teams and Supervisors
- 04Permit-to-Work Compliance and Safety Audit Integration
How will you be assessed?
Candidates can take this exam through an assigned portal from the American Institute of Safety Professionals. A passing score is 70% or higher, and exam results are provided right after by email to the address provided. The exam is open-book, allowing candidates to validate their answers. Any candidates who do not pass have 1 month after their exam to go through the training materials and can take the exam 3 additional times.
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