SCAFFOLDING

In western Australia Scaffold (Scaff) can be erected by anyone upto a height of 4 meters. Anything above that height must be errected by a licenced scaffolder. A scaff is a temporary structre designed to create a safe working area on the side of buildings or anywhere of a certain height.
There are a few different types of scaff the Pole, is made up from scratch by joining steel tubes together with specially designed couplings.
The Frame scaff, is made up of pre fabricated frames that clip together. It is a quick and easy system.
The Modular scaff, this is a sort of cross between pole and frame scaff.
The Tower scaff, This is fairly tall and narrow, its a free standing scaff and usually has weels which makes it easy to manover. This should never be erected more than 3 times its smallest width at the base.
For Scaffold there are 7 rules to rember.
1- Ignorance, people being ignorant of safety.
2- Instability, making sure the ground is able to take the weight of the scaff and its occupants, never pack up the weels and never move it with people on it.
3- Exceeding a safe work height, Read the safety manual and see how high your paticular scaff can go.
4- Mountaineering, never climb up the out side of the scaff use the supplied ladder.
5- Unsafe platform, Keep the platform tidy and always close the ladder hatch.
6- Untied tower, if your leaving the tower over night then tie it in or take it down.
7- Overloading, Has a safe working load again check the users manual.
And most importantly wear PPE a helmet and safety boots.