Competent Person

• On-the-job experience

• Training credits

• Capable of making decisions

• Familiar with manufacturer’s

specifications / instructions
 Qualified Person

• Has a recognized degree

• Professional standing

• Extensive knowledge

• Training and experience

 Pre-Assembly

• Inspect all components

• Report defects to competent

person

• Planking = scaffold grade

• Support four times intended load

 Intended Load

• All personnel

• Equipment

• Materials
 Assembly

• Good base

• Cross braces

• Height no more than four times

base

• Vertical / horizontal tie-ins

 Work Platforms

• Planked or decked fully

• 18 inches (45 cm) wide
• Maximum 14 inches (35 cm)
away from structure
• Overhang supports 6 – 18 inches
(15 – 45 cm)
– CA and Canada 6 – 12 inches
(15 – 30 cm)
• Painting planks
 Pre-Shift Inspection

• Base plate and mud sills

• Cross bracing

• Secure connections

• Guard rails

• Platforms
 Safe Work Practices

• Proper access routes

• Weather

• Fall protection

• Toe boards and screens

• Overhead power sources

• PPE
 Fall Protection

• 10 ft. (3 m) trigger height applies

• Use full-body harness with

lanyard

• Separate points of anchorage for

lifelines and scaffold support
lines
 Suspension Scaffolds

• Support lines – six times rated

load capacity

• Other support devices – four

times load subjected to

• Direct connections and

counterweights

• Stall loads

• No gas powered hoists

 Maintenance

• Report concerns to competent

person

• Protect scaffolding materials

• Repairs made by trained

personnel
 Dismantling

• Pre-plan dismantling

• Determine fall protection use

• Protect equipment from damage

 Other Personnel

• Multi-employer worksites

• Determine which competent

person should supervise