Potential hazards may include trees; overhead services such as power, steam, gas, water and telephone; uneven and unstable ground; dynamic loading such as concrete pump lines; other personnel; environmental influences such as weather, lighting, noise and dust; and surrounding buildings, vessels and structures. Hazard control measures may include erection of barriers, signage and tags. Components may include steel and aluminium tube, couplers and accessories, scaffolding planks, ropes, chains, shackles, straps and other overhead attachment gear, scaffold hoists, gin wheels, swing boat, boatswain chair, cradles, portable ladders and chairs. Advanced scaffolding work may include prefabricated scaffolds; tube and coupler scaffolds including tube and coupler covered ways and gantries; cantilevered hoist with working load limit not exceeding 500kgs (material only); ropes; gin wheels; safety nets and static lines; bracket scaffolds (tank and formwork); cantilevered crane loading platforms; cantilevered and spurred scaffolds; barrow ramps and sloping platforms; scaffolding associated with perimeter safety screens and shutters; mast climbers; hung scaffolds, including scaffolds hanging from tubes; wire ropes and chains; and suspended scaffolds. Work completion details may include plant and maintenance records, job cards, check sheets updates and reporting and/or documenting equipment defects. Generic terms are used throughout this Training Package for vocational standard shall be regarded as part of the Range Statement in which competency is demonstrated. The definition of these and other terms are given in Volume 2, Part 1. |