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Free-standing interior birdcage scaffold

A free-standing birdcage scaffold for use in interior environments not exposed to the wind.

Design height
P Maximum height: 10.5 m to the top lift.
Maximum loading
P Top lift loaded to a maximum of 2.0 kN/m²;
P Foundation design leg load (for the client): 14.3 kN.
Permitted dimensions
P Maximum bay length: 1.7 m;
P Maximum bay width: 1.7 m (7 boards).

Location Add-on features

Valid only within an enclosed building shielded from wind. P A gin wheel may be used to lift a maximum of 50 kg.
A bespoke design is required if erected outdoors, within an Design advice may be required if any add-on features not
open structure, or in any environment exposed to the wind. stated on this compliance sheet are attached to the scaffold.

Criteria
To be erected as a TG20 compliant interior tube-and-fitting birdcage scaffold as described in TG20:13 chapter 13:
P The birdcage may be free-standing;
P Maximum lift height: 2.0 m, or 2.5 m at the first lift;
P Maximum height no greater than four times the minimum
base dimension;
P Top lift boarded, with optional boarded ladder bays at the lifts
below;
P Braced in a continuous line to the full height of the scaffold at
every frame along the length and along the width;
P Double guard rails and toe boards at boarded sections of lift
except where there is no risk of injury as defined by the risk
assessment;
P Single guard rails left in place at unboarded lifts;
P Ledgers connected with right-angle couplers at all lifts;
P Principal transoms connected to standards with right-angle
couplers;
P Board transoms connected with putlog couplers at 0.9 m
spacing;
P A supplementary coupler is required below each connection
between the ledgers and internal standards at the top lift
unless EN 74 Class B couplers are used.

Sign-off
Contract no: Client:
Company: Safety & Access Ltd Scaffold reference:
NASC membership no (¹): Site reference:
Name: Rick Statham Position: Managing Director
Signature: Date: 06/03/2014

Notes:

(¹) Use of this NASC document does not infer NASC membership. Go to www.nasc.org.uk to confirm membership.