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APT International Training and Education September 11th & 12th 2002

[W1] Scaffolding for Historic Preservation Projects

Toronto Brickworks
Sept. 11th & 12th
Registration Fee: $500 CDN, $350 US
Limited to 40 participants
OAA / AIA Continuing Education Credits
Certification meets and exceeds Ontario Ministry of Labour requirements in effect as of June 2002.
Course Coordinator: Peter Berton, The Ventin Group, Toronto, Ontario

Course Lecturers include:

  • Harry Banikin, H. Banikin & Associates
  • Kent Diebolt, Vertical Access LLC, Ithaca, New York
  • John Farano, Tower Scaffold Services Inc., Toronto, Canada
  • Michael Henry, Watson & Henry Associates, Bridgeton, New Jersey
  • Ron Staley, The Christman Company, Lansing, Michigan
  • Others

This two-day workshop will address issues relating to scaffolding used on historic building projects. Participants in the workshop will have an opportunity through case study lectures, and a second day of demonstration and lecture on personal fall arrest systems training to gain knowledge and safety instruction concerning access for inspection, design, construction, and conservation of historic buildings and monuments from scaffolding. The course will examine scaffolding systems and their regulations, cost, standards, and safety. Information concerning man lifts, swing stages, temporary and construction scaffolds will be offered. Participants will examine techniques for attachments to historic fabric and distributing imposed loads of scaffolding on historic structures. Experts will present case studies of scaffolding solutions for both monumental and small projects, and will examine the causes of several scaffold failures. The second day of this course will address US and Canadian fall protection mandatory requirements with demonstrations and training appropriate for architects, engineers, conservators, and craftspeople. Completion of the second day of training will result in a certific ate of completion for fall protection training. The course will be given at The Don Valley Brickworks, a Toronto Historic site.


Workshop Fee Includes:

Dinner at the historic Royal Canadian Yacht Club (RCYC) historic Island Clubhouse on Wednesday evening. Dress code applies: for men jackets, shirts with collars and long pant and for women dresses and dress pants.

All lunches and a course manual and;
Transportation to and from the Brickworks from the Royal York Hotel.



**Accommodation is not included.