Scaffolding includes setting up or removing scaffolding to create work platforms and railings for buildings or construction sites.
While there are various styles of work with different levels of scaffolding, the majority of scaffolders are engaged in different aspects of the following work:
Check the specifications for, and then build, scaffolding.
Set up safety clamps, steel bars and support braces to shape platforms.
Understand the various requirements of different scaffolding equipment.
There are three tiers of scaffolding licences in Australia: Basic, Intermediate and Advanced.
According to WorkSafe, the scaffolder is someone who has a licence to:
"To erect, alter or dismantle any scaffold from which a person or object could fall 4 metres from the working platform."