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TOPIC: SCAFFOLDS
OBJECTIVE: TO ENSURE THAT SCAFFOLDS ARE CONSTRUCTED SAFELY

❌Makeshift scaffolds should not be used and are made of things such as:

  • Concrete blocks
  • Boxes
  • Buckets
  • Piles of scrap material
  • Poorly supported wooden planks
  • Machinery

✔Rolling Scaffold

  • They should only be used on a level surface.
  • The height should not exceed 4 times the minimum base dimension, unless guyed or equipped with outriggers.
  • Decking should be full width and secured against displacement.
  • They should have guardrails, mid rails and toe boards.
  • All casters should be locked except when the scaffold is being moved.
  • No one should be on it while it is being moved.

✔Tubular Metal Scaffold

  • Should be tied to and braced against the structure at intervals, not to exceed 9m horizontally and 7.92m vertically.
  • They should have guardrails, mid rails and toe boards.
  • Screw jacks should be adjusted to plumb and level the scaffold.
  • All cross bracing should be installed.
  • Mudsills should be used on soft ground.
  • Planks should be lapped not less than 30cm nor more than 46cm.
  • Safe means of access should be provided – climbing cross bracing is dangerous.

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