There are scaffold inspection courses available for anyone who has the responsibility of overseeing safe scaffolding operations.
Insuring that safe scaffolding practices are carried out is not just a company’s legal duty it’s essential for the wellbeing of its staff and the business as a whole.
It’s a good idea to store scaffolding components as close as possible to the work area; this will reduce distances over which loads have to be manually moved.
Make sure that you know how to erect scaffolding safely before you undertake any building or maintenance works that require the use of scaffolding.
It is the responsibility of the scaffolding hire company to obtain a license for any scaffold that is put up on the highway including the pavement.
Scaffolding tube is produced to BS1139 and supplied either galvanised or varnished.
Vertical scaffolding tubes must be supported on proprietary base plates to ensure the safety of the scaffolding.
Scaffolding is used to support people and their materials in the construction or repair of buildings, however, scaffolding is only ever intended to be temporary.
Take care, working with aluminium mobile scaffolding towers can be dangerous.
You will find that nearly all scaffolding companies and contractors will provide a complete scaffold hire service to all its customers.
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