Scaffold Safety Games, Quizzes & Puzzles

Welcome to our Scaffold Safety page, which is dedicated to scaffold safety games, quizzes, and puzzles! Here you can and will find a variety of fun ideas, and interactive resources created to help you learn the ropes of scaffold safety and reinforce important scaffold safety concepts and regulations. From word puzzles to amazing interactive quizzes, these safety games and activities are a factastic way to keep safety at the tippy top of mind while working on the contruction site or scaffold job. Whether be you a construction worker, a supervisor, or other type of safety professional, these excellent resources can and will help you stay up to date regarding the latest scaffolding safety best practices. So take a look around, have fun & remember to stay safe on the job!

Examples of Scaffold Safety Puzzles & Games

Provided below are some examples of varyious scaffold safety puzzles and scaffold safety games that are commonly used in the construction industry in an effort to educate workers on scaffold safety.

1. "Scaffold Safety Challenge" - This is a board game which simulates the construction of a building. The players are required to follow safety procedures and regulations to assemble and complete the building safely.
2. "Scaffold Safety Puzzle Set" - This is a 3D set of puzzles that depict different types of scaffolds, including their parts. The actual set includes instructions on how to assemble any scaffold, and associated safety information.
3. "Scaffold Safety Matching Game" - A card game that contains pictures of scaffold parts on one side, and on the other side the name of each part is displayed. Players have to match the scaffold part pictures with the correct part name.
4. "Scaffold Safety Quiz" - A multiple-choice quiz that tests the players knowledge of scaffold safety, including things like procedures, parts, regulations, types os scaffolds and releated equipment. Online version are available as well as those distributed in print.
   A short example quiz is provided at the bottom of this page.
5. "Scaffold Safety Word Search" - A printable word search puzzle, which contains words and phrases related to genre of scaffold safety. Reinforce your scaffold safety vocabulary, as well as equipment and concepts, in a fun way!

Tips to Create Your Own Scaffold Safety Puzzle

Below I will provide you with some tips related to how you can create your very own scaffold safety puzzle.

1. Start by creating a simple word search puzzle with words and phrases related to scaffold safety, such as "fall protection," "guardrails," "personal fall arrest systems," "scaffold inspection," and "OSHA regulations."
2. Next, create a crossword puzzle with scaffold safety related clues and answers. For example, "A device worn by a worker to prevent falling (7 letters)" - Harness.
3. You can also create a matching game where players have to match pictures of scaffold parts with their correct names or use.
4. Another idea is a multiple-choice quiz where players have to identify the correct safety procedure or regulation related to scaffold use.
5. You can also create a Jigsaw puzzle using a picture of a scaffold and its parts, and add labels and safety instructions on the pieces.

Let's keep in mind, that the ultimate goal of the created puzzle is to educate people and employees about scaffold safety. It also serves to make them aware of the importance of following the perfect safety procedures when working on any type of scaffolds.

Example Scaffold Safety Word Search, That We Created!

The list of words to search!
• SAFETY
• LABELS
• REGULATIONS
• FLAGGING
• SYSTEM
• EQUIPMENT
• INSPECTION
• TRAINING
• PROGRAM
• YELLOW
• HARNESS
• LADDER
• ANCHOR
• POINT
• BRACKET
• EXIT
• STRATEGY
• GUARD
• RAIL
• PLATFORM

Here is yet another example of a word search puzzle we created in a downloadable and printable pdf format.

Want to Download it yourself? No problem!

• Download the Example Above, Print & Play!

A Crossword Puzzle About Scaffolds We Created!

As yet another example of just how easy it is to whip up some creative games, puzzles, and quizzes to entertain and teach scaffold safety:

• A Scaffold Safety CROSSWORD Puzzle, We Made!
• We have included this as a free download, as a printable scaffold safety crossword puzzle pdf document.
• Download Our Free Printable Scaffold Safety Crossword Puzzle Game HERE


Quick, Fun & Educational Scaffolding Safety Quiz

1. What minimum height must guardrails be installed on a scaffold?
   3 feet
   4 feet
   5 feet
   6 feet


2. What type of scaffold is the most commonly used when painting or making repairs?
   Suspended scaffold
   Tower scaffold
   Mobile scaffold
   Cantilever scaffold


3. When personal protective equipment should be worn when working on a scaffold?
   Hard hat, safety goggles, and gloves
   Hard hat, safety goggles, and steel-toed boots
   Hard hat, safety goggles, and earplugs
   All of the above


4. How often should you inspect your Scaffolds?
   Daily
   Weekly
   Monthly
   Before each use


5. What maximum weight limit is there for a single scaffold plank?
   250 pounds
   500 pounds
   750 pounds
   1000 pounds

The answers to the previous quiz are as follows: Q1:b. 4 feet, Q2:c. Mobile scaffold, Q3:d. All of the above, Q4:d. Before each use, Q5:b. 500 pounds

A Scaffold Safety Question Puzzle

A construction site of workers are hard at work building a tall scaffolds so they can reach the top of the building they are working on. However, they have a problem! They can't seem to keep the scaffold securely in place and steady while they work. Your job is to help them identify the problem, and find them a solution! Choose from the following, which is the best course of action for our Scaffold Safety heros:
• The base plates of the scaffolds have not been secured correctly into the ground for stability.
• The scaffolds are missing guardrails.
• The planks of the Scaffold were either not properly secure, or not properly sized.
• Each person working on a scaffold wasn't properly dressed in safety gear.
• They forgot to inspect the scaffold prior to using it.

What is the most probable cause, that the scaffold became unstable? Secondly, what recommendation would you provide to solve their problem?

-A- The scaffolding base plates were not secured to the ground properly. A suggested safety solution for their scaffolds is to properly secure the base plates of each scaffold, use the correct anchors, insuring stability and levelness for the scaffold workers.

Updated : January 29, 2023, 07:32PM