Good morning gents, new member here. Not a scaffolder myself and I'm here to hopefully pick the brains of the experts.
We have a multi-stage scaffold and a large diameter cable passes through each stage. Our staff need access to the cable were it passes through each stage, and it has always been the case that the scaffold provider installs loose boards around the cable (i.e. not fixed down as the boards on which they site are). Our staff then move the boards back a sufficient distance for their needs (couple of hundred millimetre), and on completion put to boards back to close the gap around the cable.
Our client insists that only a qualified scaffolder should be moving the loose boards and putting them back around the cable. This seems excessive for moving a couple of loose boards away from the cable approx. 200mm.
My question is therefore, is this correct, should the boards only be moved by a qualified scaffolder? If not, and it is acceptable for our staff to move the boards back a short distance from the cable, is there any guidance literature on this topic that I can show to the client?
Any advice offered would be greatly appreciated.
We have a multi-stage scaffold and a large diameter cable passes through each stage. Our staff need access to the cable were it passes through each stage, and it has always been the case that the scaffold provider installs loose boards around the cable (i.e. not fixed down as the boards on which they site are). Our staff then move the boards back a sufficient distance for their needs (couple of hundred millimetre), and on completion put to boards back to close the gap around the cable.
Our client insists that only a qualified scaffolder should be moving the loose boards and putting them back around the cable. This seems excessive for moving a couple of loose boards away from the cable approx. 200mm.
My question is therefore, is this correct, should the boards only be moved by a qualified scaffolder? If not, and it is acceptable for our staff to move the boards back a short distance from the cable, is there any guidance literature on this topic that I can show to the client?
Any advice offered would be greatly appreciated.