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A competent person for metal scaffolds shall be, by reason
of substantial training and practical experience, competent to perform his/her
duty. The "Code of Practice for Metal Scaffolding Safety" issued by
the Commissioner for Labour provides a general guidance that 'substantial training
and practical experience" of a competent person refers to a person:
- who has satisfactorily completed a full-time formal training in metal scaffolding
work organized by the Construction Industry Council Training Academy(CICTA), former
Construction Industry Training Authority, or other similar metal scaffolding training
courses/programmes and has possessed an experience of 4 years or more in scaffolding
work (inclusive of experience under any formal training period); or
- who
has at least possessed a higher certificate in civil or structural engineering
and has satisfactorily completed a metal scaffolding training course/programme
organized by the CICTA or other similar metal scaffolding training courses/programmes
and has possessed an experience of 1 year or more in scaffolding work (inclusive
of experience under any formal training period); or
- who has satisfactorily
passed the Trade Test on Metal Scaffolding of the CICTA and has possessed an experience
of 4 years or more in scaffolding work (inclusive of experience under any formal
training period),
AND
has the ability to read and understand
the scaffolding plan, design drawings, specifications and method statement of
the scaffolding work in order to competently supervise the scaffolding work and
certify that the scaffolding is in safe working order. He/She should also be capable
of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working
conditions that are unsanitary or hazardous to employees.
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| A2. |
A competent person for bamboo scaffolds shall be, by reason of substantial
training and practical experience, competent to perform his/her duty. The "Code
of Practice for Bamboo Scaffolding Safety" issued by the Commissioner for
Labour provides a general guidance that 'substantial training and practical experience"
of a competent person refers to a person:
- who has satisfactorily
completed a formal training in bamboo scaffolding works such as an apprenticeship
in the trade of bamboo scaffolder under section 28 of the Apprenticeship Ordinance
(Cap. 47) or 1-year full-time basic craft course on construction scaffolding works
of the Construction Industry Council Training Academy (CICTA), former Construction
Industry Training Authority, or other similar bamboo scaffolding training courses/programmes,
or has satisfactorily passed the trade test for bamboo scaffolder of the CICTA;
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who possesses an experience of 10 years or more in bamboo scaffolding works (inclusive
of experience under the formal training period); and
- who has the
ability to read and understand the scaffolding plan, design drawings, specifications
and method statement of the scaffolding work in order to competently supervise
the scaffolding work and certify that the scaffolding is in safe working order.
He should also be capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the
surroundings or working conditions that are unsanitary or hazardous to employees.
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