About Scaffolding > Health & Safety

Safety must always be paramount on any scaffolding rig or design; the lives of your construction team and the public depend on it.

Hiring an experienced and qualified scaffolding company becomes an essential at the safety stage; our scaffolds support people and materials sometimes hundreds of feet in the air for weeks at a time on nothing more than some metal pipes. Getting a design and set up that’s safe in itself and used in a safe manner are two things we can help and advise you on in detail.

Utilising a specialist health and safety consultancy we’re proud to be a market leader in implementing training programmes according to the NASC and we welcome any of clients to audit any aspect of our safety policy.

A few of the key points our scaffolding safety policy includes;

• Always erect on firm, level foundations
• Reduce public risk by working at quiet times of day
• Never erect scaffolding close to power lines
• Comply with British Standard 2482 thickness of boards
• Strong safety barriers essential over 2 metres in height
• Keep boards clear of loose rubbish or tools that could fall
• Use strong, secure, suitable-for-construction ladders
• Use a lift for heavy or bulky materials
• Check the entire structure weekly
• Check the entire structure after any damage or extreme weather
• Never remove components from the rig
• Licence required to erect on any public highway or pavement

Our service includes a full survey and consultation to ensure we understand exactly what you require and can ensure there will be no unexpected problems, hold ups or unnecessary risks. We also assign a dedicated site supervisor to every project whose primary role is ensuring the safety of all operatives on the site, and they’re overseen by a dedicated health and safety manager responsible for the whole company’s compliance.

The scaffolders themselves are all CSCS trained and CISRS card carriers each with a strong working knowledge of health and safety issues and we ensure consistent quality standards with regular weekly site visits from our consultancy and the H&S Manager.

We’ll continue to offer pro-active advice throughout your project and can advise you on ways to improve safety during construction in the way that the scaffolding is used as required. Put your project in some of the safest hands in the UK with Deverson Direct; contact us today.