STARCON Raises the Bar on Scaffold Competent Person Training n By
Tom Wanamaker At client sites where Starcon builds scaffolding, we are required to have Scaffold Competent Persons identified to inspect and tag our equipment for use. This ensures the safety and quality of our work before allowing team members to use the scaffolding. Renee Delatte, Scaffold Manager, certifies Scaffold Competent Persons through the Scaffold Training Institute (STI). The class is an intense review of all of the technical aspects of scaffolding and associated regulations, a comprehensive exam, and a hands-on performance test. Realizing that these individuals must possess the competence necessary at the journey level, the training, logistics and scaffolding departments teamed up to enhance Starcon’s Scaffold Competent Person Training. It now carries dual national certification through the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) and STI. Renee and fellow STI trainer, Shane Coon, obtained certification as NCCER Performance Verifiers through the training department. To capitalize on the training, those who have not yet been assessed take the NCCER Scaffold Builder exam and obtain nationally recognized “written” certification. Further, the hands-on assessment for STI was enhanced to include all three types of scaffold: system, tube and coupler, and welded frame. This now meets the requirement for the NCCER Performance Verification. Upon culmination of the training sessions, team members earn recognition as Certified Plus Scaffold Builders from the NCCER, and Certification from STI as Scaffold Competent Persons. Congratulations to our newest Certified Plus Scaffold Builders: Jorge Garcia, Braulio “Leo” Escutia, Jake Gillette, Osvoldo Chavez, and Stephen Dobo. Special thanks to Brian Ohlendorf and Chris Hempen for pulling all the material together in one place, and to Jonathan Jones for finding some scaffold we do not normally keep on hand. C I A N B R O S P R I N G / S U M M E R C H AT T E R
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