Course Code:
WFTR 312
Precluded Courses:
None
Calendar Description:
This course is designed and directed towards those supervisors, foremen, and workers who work on scaffolds up to 3-4 lifts high. This course includes 4 hours of theory and approximately 12 hours hands-on practical using both "tube and clamp" and "safeway" scaffolding.
Date First Offered:
2005-11-07
Hours:
Total Hours: 16
Lecture Hours: 4
Field Experience Hours: 12
This course is offered online:
No
Pre-Requisites:
None
Non-Course Pre-Requisites:
None
Co-Requisites:
None
Rearticulation Submission:
No
Course Content:
Topics covered in this course are:
-Content
-Introduction
-Pre-course Test/Knowledge Assessment
-Discussion about Various Types of Scaffolds
-Pole
-Rolling
-Vehicle Mounted
-Swing Stage
-Suspended
-Cages and Chairs
-Regulations Relevant to Province of Course Presentation
-Safety Equipment To Be Used
-Safety Belts
-Body Harness and Life Lines
-Working On and Around Scaffolds
-Use of Knots
-Hand Lines
-Safety Lines
-Guy Lines
-Practical Exercises To Teach Correct Erecting and Dismantling Procedures
-Erection of Frame Scaffolds
-Erection of Tube and Clamp Scaffolds
Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course students will know the theory, regulatory, and practical applications that must be followed in order to correctly and safely erect scaffolding.
Grading System:
Pass/Fail
Passing Grade:
80%
Grading Weight:
Final Exam: 80 %
Quizzes and Tests: 10 %
Participation: 10 %
Percentage of Individual Work:
100
Course Offered in Other Programs:
No
Supplies:
Student must supply their own Personal Protective Equipment: work gloves, safety glasses, high visibility coveralls, work boots, hard hat, and measuring tape.
Text Books:
Required - ITSL, Scaffolding CourseAdd Content...