Temporary Suspended Platform Supervision and Inspection Training

Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate understanding of legal and safety requirements for TSPs, including relevant OHS Act regulations and SANS standards.
• Inspect TSP components, including suspension systems, platforms, and safety devices, to identify defects and ensure compliance.
• Supervise the safe erection, use, and dismantling of TSPs, applying risk assessment and control measures.
• Implement emergency rescue procedures and ensure workers are trained in safe TSP operation.
• Evaluate the stability and load capacity of TSPs, including calculations for maximum safe load and counterweights.
• Maintain accurate records of inspections, training, and maintenance activities for TSPs.

Target Audience

This course is designed for safety supervisors, construction managers, and inspectors responsible for overseeing work at height involving temporary suspended platforms. It is also suitable for health and safety representatives and any personnel involved in the management of TSP operations.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Practical sessions are integral to this course, allowing learners to apply inspection techniques, rigging procedures, and emergency response skills in a controlled environment. These hands-on activities ensure competence in real-world supervision and inspection of temporary suspended platforms.

Practical Activities

• Pre-Use Inspection of Suspended Platform — Learners perform a detailed pre-use inspection on a temporary suspended platform, using checklists to identify defects and record findings. (4h)
• Rigging and Anchorage Evaluation — Learners evaluate rigging configurations and anchorage points, measuring loads and verifying stability. (4h)
• Emergency Response Drill — Learners simulate emergency scenarios such as power failure or platform tilt, practicing rescue procedures and using descent devices. (4h)
• Full System Audit and Report Writing — Learners conduct a comprehensive audit of a temporary suspended platform system, including documentation review and physical inspection, then produce a detailed report. (4h)
• Practical Assessment: Supervisor Competency — Learners are assessed on their ability to supervise a platform operation, including pre-use inspection, crew briefing, and emergency response coordination. (4h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.