Intermediate Scaffolding (SI) study plan
Intermediate Scaffolding (SI) · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Licence and regulatory framework for intermediate scaffolding & Planning, inspecting and preparing the scaffold site
Map every licence class, competency tier and renewal condition in the intermediate scaffolding framework into a single comparison table
Explain, in writing, the duties of the scaffold erector, the supervising person and the site controller for a typical intermediate scaffold job
List the documentation that must exist before work starts and identify who signs each item
Walk a real or simulated site and record the hazards that trigger a written plan rather than a routine method
Your checkpoint
A one-page regulatory and pre-start compliance checklist covering licence, notifications, documentation and sign-off owners, self-scored against the source material
Licence and regulatory framework for intermediate scaffolding & Erecting, altering and dismantling intermediate scaffolds
Translate the licence and inspection rules into the sequence of hold points that apply during erection, alteration and dismantling
Draft the verbal and written handover that must occur between shifts on a part-erected scaffold
Identify which alterations require re-inspection and re-tagging and justify each in one sentence
Produce a short script for refusing to proceed when a regulatory condition is unmet
Your checkpoint
A hold-point and handover flow for a three-stage erection, with the regulatory citation noted beside each hold point
Planning, inspecting and preparing the scaffold site & Safe work practices, hazard control and load security
Assess ground bearing, drainage, slope and overhead services for three different site scenarios and select a foundation approach for each
Calculate imposed loads for a working platform and compare them against the rated capacity of the chosen configuration
Sequence a site set-out that keeps the public, plant movement and the erection crew separated
Select and justify fall-arrest, edge-protection and access controls for each scenario
Your checkpoint
Three completed site-preparation and load-assessment worksheets, each with a foundation choice, a load figure and a hazard-control rationale
Erecting, altering and dismantling intermediate scaffolds & Safe work practices, hazard control and load security
Erect a scaffold section to a stated specification, checking level, plumb, bracing and tie spacing at every lift
Demonstrate the inspection routine a competent person performs before first use and record the findings in the required format
Apply the hierarchy of control to two realistic load-security problems and defend the chosen solution
Explain the correct response to a damaged or displaced component found mid-erection
Your checkpoint
A completed pre-use inspection record for a practical erection, with defects logged, corrective actions noted and a pass or fail decision justified
Milestones
Week 4: Score at least 80 percent on a self-written 40-question mixed test drawn from domains 1 to 4, and correctly complete a practical erection and pre-use inspection without prompting