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A while ago a friend of mine landed a major and lucrative contract to construct a series of towers for government communications operations across the country. While he was thrilled at the prospect of the financial and business benefits attendant on this contract he had one immediate and pressing concern: none of his workers had received the necessary accredited scaffolding training and he needed to make sure that they all received this scaffolding training as a matter of some urgency. He could have looked for staff who had received the required scaffolding training but he had a loyal and trusted workforce and he wanted them to enjoy the benefits of his first major contract as well, but obviously without in any way placing them at risk. Knowing that I was taking a brief sabbatical from other training work at the time, my friend asked me to please help him to identify institutions in South Africa that provided top notch scaffolding training that would give him the peace of mind that both his workers and his business would be protected.

Despite legislation that compels construction companies and others that make any use of scaffolding in the running of their daily operations to provide the correct scaffolding training for their workers, there seems to be a plethora of companies that do not take scaffolding training seriously. At the same time there is a rather worrying shortage of companies in South Africa that provide fully accredited and appropriate scaffolding training, making it difficult for companies that want to both comply and look after their workers to do the right thing. Scaffolding is dangerous work and the moral and ethical imperative for training your workers is clear and indisputable. Besides this, companies can face serious penalties and losses if they do not comply with the legislation, particularly in the tragic event of a worker fatality, and therefore, despite the shortage of scaffolding training facilities, there is no excuse for not ensuring that workers are fully trained and protected.

After much searching I found a few companies that specialized in scaffolding training and identified a few courses that I thought would be useful and appropriate. One training course in general scaffolding work seemed to me be essential for anyone that would be working on a construction on which any scaffolding was being used. It included the following elements: the identification of scaffolding components and their different uses; the safe working loads of the different components; how to identify non-conforming material; the identification, inspection and correct issue of personal protective equipment; learning about the correct ways to handle material and the various methods of stacking, maintaining and storing it; studying the different methods that can used to lift scaffolding equipment; and training in the preparation of scaffolding foundations.

Given the risks involved in scaffolding work a scaffolding training course such as this seems like a small investment to make in the interests of workers and employers. It will protect not only the safety of the workers but the reputation of the company.

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We have all driven past a construction site and seen workers precariously perched on scaffolding swaying in the wind and held our breath on their behalf. And anyone who lives in Johannesburg has marvelled at the complex scaffolding that has marked the landscape since the construction of the Gautrain began in earnest. But how many of us have even wondered how many people get the necessary training to erect and work with scaffolding? I had never really thought about it too much until last month when a friend of mine who owns a construction company landed a huge contract but needed to send his workers for scaffolding training before they would be able to work on the project. He asked me to help him find out how and where he could send them for top quality scaffolding training and I willingly agreed to help as I was in between contracts at the time and I had a training background, which I thought might come in useful, although I knew virtually nothing about scaffolding.

After doing a little bit of research I learned very quickly that there seems to be a dire shortage of both scaffolding workers that have undergone the appropriate training and of scaffolding training facilities that focus on this field across the country. A lot of major construction companies bring in a scaffolding training expert or company from abroad to train their workers on site, but this is obviously a very costly option. I also, during this research, read of numerous accidents on building sites and infrastructure projects that have been caused by workers not having been given the correct scaffolding training, suggesting that this is a serious shortcoming in the market. Scaffolding is an intrinsically high risk occupation and to send workers out without the necessary training is not only unethical, but highly dangerous. Further, there is legislation in place to regulate scaffolding practices, and companies that fail to provide workers with the correct training could face some serious penalties especially in the event of a death in the course of duty where the company is unable to prove that the correct and accredited scaffolding training was provided to the deceased.

I managed to find a few institutions that specialize in scaffolding training and, besides a very good introductory course that should be completed by anyone who even works in the vicinity of scaffolding, there are two courses that provide training in the erection and dismantling of scaffolding that seem to cover all the necessary elements. The first course teaches people how to build and dismantle an independent tied scaffold; a putlog scaffold; a static and mobile tower; a birdcage scaffold; a system scaffold; an interlocking frame scaffold; a protective fan; and a rubbish chute. At the next level of training in building and dismantling scaffolding people are taught how to interpret drawings; all about height restrictions, classifications, usage and safety factors; as well as design and calculations requirements for access scaffolding. In additon traiining is given in building and dismantling a pavement gantry; a circular scaffold; a cantilever platform; an aluminium tower;; a bridge scaffold; a hanging scaffold; and a barrow ramp.

Given the risks involved in scaffolding work a scaffolding training course such as this seems like a small investment to make in the interests of workers and employers. It will protect not only the safety of the workers but the reputation of the company.

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We have all driven past a construction site and seen workers precariously perched on scaffolding swaying in the wind and held our breath on their behalf. And anyone who lives in Johannesburg has marvelled at the complex scaffolding that has marked the landscape since the construction of the Gautrain began in earnest. But how many of us have even wondered how many people get the necessary training to erect and work with scaffolding? I had never really thought about it too much until last month when a friend of mine who owns a construction company landed a huge contract but needed to send his workers for scaffolding training before they would be able to work on the project. He asked me to help him find out how and where he could send them for top quality scaffolding training and I willingly agreed to help as I was in between contracts at the time and I had a training background, which I thought might come in useful, although I knew virtually nothing about scaffolding.

After doing a little bit of research I learned very quickly that there seems to be a dire shortage of both scaffolding workers that have undergone the appropriate training and of scaffolding training facilities that focus on this field across the country. A lot of major construction companies bring in a scaffolding training expert or company from abroad to train their workers on site, but this is obviously a very costly option. I also, during this research, read of numerous accidents on building sites and infrastructure projects that have been caused by workers not having been given the correct scaffolding training, suggesting that this is a serious shortcoming in the market. Scaffolding is an intrinsically high risk occupation and to send workers out without the necessary training is not only unethical, but highly dangerous. Further, there is legislation in place to regulate scaffolding practices, and companies that fail to provide workers with the correct training could face some serious penalties especially in the event of a death in the course of duty where the company is unable to prove that the correct and accredited scaffolding training was provided to the deceased.

I managed to find a few institutions that specialize in scaffolding training and, besides a very good introductory course that should be completed by anyone who even works in the vicinity of scaffolding, there are two courses that provide training in the erection and dismantling of scaffolding that seem to cover all the necessary elements. The first course teaches people how to build and dismantle an independent tied scaffold; a putlog scaffold; a static and mobile tower; a birdcage scaffold; a system scaffold; an interlocking frame scaffold; a protective fan; and a rubbish chute. At the next level of training in building and dismantling scaffolding people are taught how to interpret drawings; all about height restrictions, classifications, usage and safety factors; as well as design and calculations requirements for access scaffolding. In additon traiining is given in building and dismantling a pavement gantry; a circular scaffold; a cantilever platform; an aluminium tower;; a bridge scaffold; a hanging scaffold; and a barrow ramp.

Generally it seems clear that the advantages of scaffolding training far outweigh the disadvantages of time and cost. Not only will workers be safer, they will be empowered by their enhanced skills and, at the same time, your company will be protected from reputational damage that may ensue should you not ensure that they have the accredited scaffolding training they both need and deserve.

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