Scaffolding Safety Update

By
Simon Hughes

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Content
 Preventing Falls
 Impact Wrenches
 Falling Objects
 Head Protection AT THE
 Temporary Works LEADING
EDGE OF
 Edge Protection
HEIGHT
 CISRS Training Update SAFETY

 Technical Guidance
 Other scaffolding guidance
 Scaffolding News
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 Preventing Falls
in
Scaffolding Operations

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TV Documentary 1992 ‘Top Banana’

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SG4:15 insight

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SG4:15 insight
 Case Studies

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SG4:15 insight
 Case Studies

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SG4:15 insight
 Case Studies

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SG4:15 insight
 78% reduction in records incidents
 29% increase in Scaffolders
 82% reduction in AFR

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SG4:15 insight
 Working Party Formed March’15
 HSE involvement
 Thorough review
 Updated to reflect:
 New technical guidance (TG20)
 Industry good practice
 Innovations
 Launched at the NASC AGM
 Free download from
www.nasc.org.uk
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SG4:15 insight

“SG4 Works! The NASC accident statistics speak for

themselves and in light of these; this revision has been more
of a fine-tuning exercise rather than trying to reinvent the
wheel…”

Kevin Ward, NASC Immediate Past President

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SG4:15 insight
 Principles remain unchanged
 Follows WAHR Hierarchy
 New title reflects the focus of the guidance
 Priority – Scaffolders’ Safe Zone

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SG4:15 insight

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SG4:15 insight

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SG4:15 insight

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SG4:15 insight

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SG4:15 insight

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SG4:15 insight

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SG4:15 insight

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SG4:15 insight

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SG4:15 insight

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SG4:15 insight

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SG4:15 insight

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Use of Impact Wrenches

in
Scaffolding Operations

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Impact Wrenches

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Impact Wrenches
 Beneficial to Industry
 NASC Statement on Use
 Implications
 Duty of care (even if self-supplied)
 Fitness for Purpose (Impact rated socket)
 Areas of concern
 Over Torqueing (EN74 50 Nm – Minimum)
 Wrench torque in excess of bolt limits
 Damage to bolts/gates/thread stripping
 False positives from batteries - Torqueing
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Impact Wrenches
 Recommendations
 Work to Mfr’s Instructions (Some don’t support
scaffolding – product liability issues)
 Source wrenches with adj. torque & batt. indicator
 Occ. Health issues – HSE priority
 Vibration White Finger (HAVS)
 Noise
 Mfr’s data based on lab conditions – noise & vibration
sampling req’d

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Falling Objects
in
Scaffolding Operations

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Falling Object Protection

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Falling Object Protection

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Case Study – Shard of Glass
 Falling object protection

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Tethering

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Tethering

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Use of Climbing Helmets

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Scaffolding Operations

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Head Protection

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Temporary Works

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Temporary Works

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Temporary Edge Protection

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TG1/SG27 Temporary Edge Protection

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BS EN 13374: 2013 – revision (Figure 1)

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Mid-terrace Catchment Area

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Verge / Gable-end Protection

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 Eaves overhangs & non-structural members

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Scaffolding Industry Training

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Training

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Training

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Scaffolder’s CPD

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Scaffold Inspection Criteria

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 Technical Guidance

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TG20:13 Operational Guide

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TG20 Compliance Sheets

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TG20:13 eGuide

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TG20:13 Design Guide

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Other NASC Guidance

Technical Guidance
 TG1/SG27 Edge Protection (due 2017)
 TG7 - Scaffold Board Nail-plates
 TG8 - Fire Damage
 TG10 - Fire retardant boards
 TG11 Stress Corrosion Cracking in
High Tensile and Alloy Steels
 TG16 - Anchoring to the ground
 TG17 Identification of EN74-1 Couplers

Other Guidance
 Note JCOP 9th Edition issued Oct ‘15

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Other NASC Guidance
Safety Guidance
 SG3 - Earthing Scaffolding
 SG6 – Manual Handling
 SG7 – RAMS (incorporating SG24)
 SG9 - Lifting Equipment in Scaffolding
 SG10 – Brick-guards
 SG15 – Substance abuse (due soon)
 SG16 – Fall protection equipment
 SG18 – Welfare facilities
 SG19 – Rescue Planning
 SG25 – Access and egress
 SG26 – Scaffolding and hoists
 SG31 - Management of Slips and Trips

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Questions

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