2-Day Secrets of Scaffold Design Course - Course Manual - Innovative Scaffold Design Training

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A course manual for “Innovative Scaffold Design Training,” structured around a two-day learning program and organized as a technical reference. It covers scaffold design guidance, including checklists, bespoke design triggers, scaffold structures, and a step-by-step design process with design checks. It also reviews relevant codes, NASC scaffolding guides, and legislation, defines who a “Designer” is, and introduces design methods such as permissible stress and limit state design with loading combinations.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryTechnology

FormatPDF

Pages8

Reading Time20 min

AccessFree to download

Table of Contents

Disclaimer

Acknowledgement of Receipt by the Delegate

Acknowledgements

List of Tables

List of Figures

Section 1: Design Guidance for Scaffolds

Scaffold checklist

Scaffold design

Scaffold structures that normally require bespoke design

1.1 TG20: 21 Standard Scaffolds

1.2 TG20: 21 Special Scaffolds

1.3 System Scaffolds

1.4 Scaffold Design Process

1.5 Design Checks

Section 2: Codes and Legislation

2.1 Codes of Practice

2.2 NASC Scaffolding Guides

2.3 Other Standards

2.4 Legislation

2.4.1 Who is a ‘Designer’?

Section 3: Design Methods

3.1 Permissible Stress Design

3.1.1 Load Combinations

3.2 Limit State Design

3.2.1 Load Combinations

3.2.2 TG20 Design Method for Scaffolding

Section 4: Design Terms

4.1 Axial Force

4.2 Bending Moment

4.3 Shear Force

4.4 Deflection

Section 5: Properties of Scaffolding Components

5.1 Structural Properties of Couplers

5.1.1 Other couplers and fittings

5.2 Properties of Common Scaffolding Components

Section 6: Loading

2-DAY SECRETS OF SCAFFOLD DESIGN COURSE Innovative Scaffold Design Training COURSE DATES: COURSE MANUAL [www.483.co.uk](www.483.co.uk) Table of Contents Disclaimer ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Copyright Notice ......................................................................................................................................................... 1 Acknowledgement of Receipt by the Delegate .................................................................................................... 1 Acknowledgements .................................................................................................................................................... 1 List of Tables ................................................................................................................................................................ 5 List of Figures ............................................................................................................................................................... 6 Section 1: Design Guidance for Scaffolds ............................................................................................................. 9 Scaffold checklist..................................................................................................................................................... 9 Scaffold design ........................................................................................................................................................ 9 Scaffold structures that normally require bespoke design ....................................................................... 11 1.1 TG20: 21 Standard Scaffolds .............................................................................................................. 12 1.2 TG20: 21 Special Scaffolds .................................................................................................................. 13 1.3 System Scaffolds .................................................................................................................................... 15 1.4 Scaffold Design Process ....................................................................................................................... 17 1.5 Design Checks ........................................................................................................................................ 21 Section 2: Codes and Legislation ......................................................................................................................... 24 2.1 Codes of Practice ................................................................................................................................... 24 2.2 NASC Scaffolding Guides ..................................................................................................................... 28 2.3 Other Standards .................................................................................................................................... 30 2.4 Legislation ............................................................................................................................................... 31 2.4.1 Who is a ‘Designer’? ..................................................................................................................... 32 Section 3: Design Methods .................................................................................................................................... 36 3.1 Permissible Stress Design ................................................................................................................... 36 3.1.1 Load Combinations ..................................................................................................................

FAQs

What learning areas does the course manual cover for scaffold design?

It provides scaffold design guidance, codes and legislation, design methods, key design terms, and properties of scaffolding components, followed by loading content.

Which design methods are introduced in the manual?

The manual covers permissible stress design and limit state design, including load combinations and a TG20 design method for scaffolding.

How does the manual handle regulatory content?

It includes codes of practice, NASC scaffolding guides, other standards, and legislation, including a section that explains who qualifies as a “Designer”.

Oct 28, 2026

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