8 Hour Suspended Scaffold Supervisor Refresher

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Recognize hazards with suspended scaffolds.
• Implement hazard mitigation, emergency procedures, means and methods.
• Identify permit requirements and NYC laws relating to the use of suspended scaffolds.
• Understand fall protection and how to deploy equipment.
• Know how to inspect a suspended scaffold, wire rope, tie-backs and equipment.
• Correctly use and operate suspended scaffold motors including emergency controls.
• Install, operate and tie-off rope scaffolds using back hitch and night hitch.
• Install vertical lifelines, chaffing protection and knots.
• Calculate weights of materials and recognize load ratings.
• Correctly name and use rigging hardware, shackles, fist grips, turnbuckles, parapet clamps, etc.