Maricopa Community Colleges  CRP212   20026-20052 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 05/24/05
CRP212 20026-20052 LEC 4 Credit(s) 4 Period(s)
Scaffolding, Rigging, Level and Transit
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations for system scaffolding. Terminology, assembly procedures, platform safety and access, and dismantling of scaffolding. Scaffolding framework to include braces, tie-ins, and guylines. OSHA rigging standards and practices. Slings and rigging hardware, inspection, and rigging procedures and operations. Leveling instruments, rods, and note keeping. Vernier scale and conventional system of linear and angular measurement. Prerequisites: Registered Apprentice status with the Central Arizona Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee or permission of apprenticeship coordinator.
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CRP212   20026-20052 Scaffolding, Rigging, Level and Transit
1. Discuss OSHA regulations pertaining to system scaffolding including tube and clamp scaffolding and frame scaffolding. (I)
2. Use proper terminology and application of safety regulations in construction, specifically from California and British Columbia. (I)
3. Plan the erection of system scaffolding following assembly procedures for tube and clamp scaffolding and frame scaffolding while incorporating safety, parts, and inspection for defects. (II)
4. Calculate specific loads and determine the duty rating for system scaffolding using industry load calculation formulas. (III)
5. Describe characteristics, function and safety regulations of braces, tie-ins, and guylines as it relates to stable scaffold framework. (IV)
6. Discuss platform safety and regulations that govern access to system scaffolds. (V)
7. Discuss procedures for dismantling system scaffolding. (VI)
8. Describe safe rigging practices using safety standards from OSHA section 1920 and 1926. (VII)
9. Inspect wire rope, slings, and rigging hardware using ANSI B30.9 and manufacturer guidelines. (VIII)
10. Select slings and rigging hardware, attach safely to hoist loads, and complete simulated rigging tasks. (IX)
11. Properly tie selected knots, hitches, and splices for safe and secure rigging procedures used on the job. (X)
12. Demonstrate the proper hand and voice signals used to direct rigging operations at the jobsite. (XI)
13. Describe specific leveling instruments including types and parts, handling and set up, and care in storage, transport, and use. (XII)
14. Discuss leveling rods including types of rods and terms used in note keeping for leveling operations. (XIII)
15. Complete a simulated fieldwork exercise with leveling rods. (XIII)
16. Identify three kinds of vernier scales used for linear and angular measurement. (XIV)
17. Demonstrate the conventional system of measuring angels using degrees, minutes, and seconds by correctly reading the vernier scale on the builder's level and transit-level. (XV)
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CRP212   20026-20052 Scaffolding, Rigging, Level and Transit
    I. OSHA Safety Regulations
        A. Types
          1. frame scaffolding
          2. tube and clamp scaffolding
        B. Terminology
        C. Application
        D. California
        E. British Columbia
      II. Assembly Procedures
          A. Safety
          B. Parts
            1. baseplates
            2. ladder assemblies
            3. internal stairs
            4. platforms
            5. buttresses
            6. cantilevers
            7. bridges
          C. Plan
            1. management responsibility
            2. blueprints
            3. jobsite conditions
          D. Inspection and Defects
            1. system posts
            2. runners, bearers, and braces
            3. planking and platforms
            4. ladders and stair units
        III. Calculations
            A. Live Load
            B. Dead Load
            C. Intended Load
            D. Leg Load
            E. Plank Load
            F. Duty Rating
          IV. Scaffolding Framework
              A. Braces
                1. characteristics
                2. function
                3. safety regulations
              B. Tie-Ins
                1. characteristics
                2. function
                3. safety regulations
              C. Guylines
                1. characteristics
                2. function
                3. safety regulations
            V. Platforms and Access
                A. Overlap and Overhang
                B. Point Loading and Balanced Load Distribution
                C. Ladders and Stairs
                D. OSHA Safety Regulations
              VI. Dismantling Scaffolding
                  A. Material and Damaged Parts
                  B. Planks and Lower to Ground
                  C. Ladder, Ties, Braces, Runners, Bearers
                  D. Baseplates from Sills and Cribbing
                  E. Inspect and Store
                VII. Rigging Practices
                    A. OSHA 1910
                    B. OSHA 1926
                  VIII. Inspection
                      A. Wire Ropes, Slings, Hardware
                      B. ANSI B30.9
                      C. Manufacturer Guidelines
                    IX. Slings and Rigging Hardware
                        A. Selection
                        B. Attaching
                        C. Tasks
                      X. Rigging Procedures
                          A. Knots
                          B. Hitches
                          C. Splices
                        XI. Rigging Operations
                            A. Hand Signals
                            B. Voice Signals
                          XII. Leveling Instruments
                              A. Types and Parts
                              B. Handling and Set up
                              C. Care
                                1. storage
                                2. transport
                                3. use
                            XIII. Leveling Rods
                                A. Types
                                B. Terms for Note Keeping
                                C. Fieldwork Exercise
                              XIV. Vernier Scales
                                  A. The 30 minutes reading to 1 minute double direct
                                  B. The 20 minutes reading to 30 seconds double direct
                                  C. The 15 minutes reading to 20 seconds double direct
                                XV. Measuring Angels
                                    A. Builder's Level
                                      1. degrees
                                      2. minutes
                                      3. seconds
                                    B. Transit-Level
                                      1. degrees
                                      2. minutes
                                      3. seconds
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