Both industrial and construction sites we visit and support often have scaffolding in place and regardless of if you are a client or an experienced contractor, its nice to have sufficient knowledge to complete a quick assessment or to just be able to spot when something is amiss.
For example, you’re a safety manager in an engineering business but work is being done to the roof, or you’re having an extension completed. Or perhaps you’re a site manger in construction but you’d benefit from knowing a bit more.
Scaffold inspection – a need to know more…
With this in mind the National Access and Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) – the leading trade association for the industry within the UK has just completed a 20 page guide which you’re likely to find very useful.
This 20-page document (free to download from the NASC Website or to be distributed by email to those who need it) is intended for use by anybody with responsibility for the management, use, monitoring and provision of scaffolding.
Sections of the document describe:
- current scaffolding regulations
- what to expect from operatives according to the level of proficiency they have attained, i.e. whether they have CISRS Part 1 or Part 2 or Advanced Scaffolder
- scaffold design requirements and how to tell they’ve been met
- the minimum personal protective equipment to be worn/used
- handover certificates
- scaffold inspection requirements.
