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Every year winter weather in the UK has the potential to hit hard with freezing temperatures, strong winds, snow, ice and rain. All these environmental elements can cause hazards for those working on a construction site. The weather during the winter is out of our control and completely unpredictable, that’s why it’s important to take necessary precautions on-site and ensure construction workers stay safe during these months.
In order to keep everyone on the same page, and before commencing any construction or maintenance project which requires scaffolding, it is important that scaffolding contractors receive key information from their clients. This is sometimes referred to as submitting a project design brief or a scaffold design brief. A project design brief ensures an accurate and proper design process is followed.
By sending your scaffolding contractors a design brief, it also ensures the end result of your scaffolding meets health and safety requirements, standards and working at height regulations and laws. Alongside this, all scaffolding, in some way, is bespoke. This is because it all depends on the unique requirements of different buildings and structures. Scaffolding must also be designed to have adequate strength, rigidity and stability while it is erected, used and then subsequently dismantled.
Here are 12 key things you should provide to scaffolding contractors at the very start of the planning process:
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Scaffolding is temporary support that is assembled for the uses of construction work, to help underpin the original building or structure. Types of scaffolding can vary, depending on the kind of job, building and material you are working with. The majority of scaffolding is made up of steel and timber, being a stable and strong candidate to work with and support structures, materials and workers.
Bamboo scaffolding is a type of scaffolding made from bamboo and is used extensively across the world, particularly in Hong Kong. It is renowned for its strength, flexibility and innovative prospects, and has proved to be a beneficial alternative to steel.
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Safeway Scaffolding encourages safety measures and protection all year round, whatever the month or weather may be. However, we have sectioned these safety measures into segments that will be seasonally appropriate for you to follow. Whilst the winter brings the dreaded dark and icy conditions, the summer can be just as problematic for working in scorching conditions that can be restricting and a danger to your health. Let’s explore the potential construction hazards there are within the summer months within the scaffolding industry and know how to stay safe when working in these conditions.
It goes without saying that health and safety are extremely important when working as a scaffolder. Thankfully, years of working at height have taught us the best ways to ensure we remain safe in our working environments. Here, we’ve put together a list of the most important considerations from a safety point of view.
