Health & safety bulletin
Scaffold Board Failure
13th May 2010
Please see below a self explanatory bulletin regarding scaffold boards.
This highlights the need to always check materials and plant before use; even brand new items can have potentially dangerous faults.
It also highlights the need to use competent contractors and materials compliant to industry standards. All fixed scaffolds that we use are built and inspected by competent specialist contractors and scafftags are attached
Ensure you check the scafftags before using any fixed scaffold, however don't assume that just as it has a valid scafftag that it is safe - carry out a visual inspection yourself:
- Are there any signs of damage?
- Are any boards cracked?
- Are any poles bent?
If it doesn't look safe it probably isn't - so don't use it!
Click here to download the bulletin (64Kb PDF file)