Dass
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In response to a high demand from industry, the NASC (National Access & Scaffolding Confederation) has launched a free specification document intended to provide guidance for all organisations (or individuals) who are responsible for appointing, monitoring or managing scaffolding contractors.
Produced specifically for Clients, Site/Project Managers, Agents, Surveyors, CDM Coordinators, Estimators, Planners and Designers the document provides detailed industry requirements on the current best practice for scaffolding contractors prior to working on site and what expectations are required once work has commenced. This document would also be suitable as a protocol template for all scaffolding works and could be used to accompany any Tender or Pre-Qualification document.
The risk of an accident or injury to either operatives or the general public can be greatly reduced by factually knowing what to demand from your scaffolding contractor at every stage of the process.
Gerry Cooper, NASC President states:
“Non-regulated scaffolding contractors could get away with anything, if you let them! This guidance arms those responsible for using scaffolders with the facts and allows them to insist on latest best practice”
After reading this, am I the only one thinking that as usual, the NASC are basically questioning the competence of any scaffold company that isn't in the NASC??
Reading between the lines, this fella is saying if you're not in the NASC, you're not up to much.
The arrogance of the NASC and its people really p1sses me off
Produced specifically for Clients, Site/Project Managers, Agents, Surveyors, CDM Coordinators, Estimators, Planners and Designers the document provides detailed industry requirements on the current best practice for scaffolding contractors prior to working on site and what expectations are required once work has commenced. This document would also be suitable as a protocol template for all scaffolding works and could be used to accompany any Tender or Pre-Qualification document.
The risk of an accident or injury to either operatives or the general public can be greatly reduced by factually knowing what to demand from your scaffolding contractor at every stage of the process.
Gerry Cooper, NASC President states:
“Non-regulated scaffolding contractors could get away with anything, if you let them! This guidance arms those responsible for using scaffolders with the facts and allows them to insist on latest best practice”
After reading this, am I the only one thinking that as usual, the NASC are basically questioning the competence of any scaffold company that isn't in the NASC??
Reading between the lines, this fella is saying if you're not in the NASC, you're not up to much.
The arrogance of the NASC and its people really p1sses me off