How to make a risk assessment for scaffolding?

·         Identify the hazards

·         Decide who might be harmed and how

·         Evaluate the risks and decide on control measures

·         Record your findings and implement them

·         Review your assessment and update if necessary

Follow the3 main elements of the scaffold when assessing hazards/risks, Check all parts of;

1. The Base

2. Main Structures

3. Working Platform

 This is a generic Method Statement used by UK Scaffolders and can be adapted for every different contract.

 

1. OBJECT - General - To provide a safe place to work and environment for scaffolders to erect and dismantle scaffolds for the use of other trades in pursuance of their work.

 

2. TRANSPORT - Transport carrying labour and materials to arrive on site and receive instructions on areas to be worked.

 

3. Report to the site office and all personnel to be inducted by your site management.

 

4. UNLOADING/LOADING - Materials to be unloaded by hand and carried to the place of initial erection.

 

5. Main contractor to supply a suitable base around the perimeter of the Buildings.

 

6. SCAFFOLDERS - All scaffolders involved in the erection and dismantling of scaffold will hold a certificate issued by the C.I.T.B and grade either basic or advanced under the Construction industry scaffolders record scheme and can be produced at any time. Scaffolders will be equipped with safety helmet, safety boots, level, scaffold spanners and safety harnesses.

 

To be used in conjunction with SG4:05 appendix a

 

7a. SITE SUPERVISION – Glen Pearce

 

7. MATERIALS - Steel tube48.3mm diameter, with a thickness of4mm manufactured to BS1139 and hot galvanised dipped supplied in lengths up to6400mm.

 

8. FITTINGS - All fittings to BS1139.Doubles and swivels are drop forged; sleeves, putlog couplers and base plates are pressed steel.

 

9. SCAFFOLD BOARDS - Nominal225mm x38mm to BS2482. Supplied in4000mm lengths banded at both ends to prevent splitting and stamped with maximum unsupported length of1200mm.

 

10. LADDERS - All ladders to be steel and in good condition.

 

11. BASEPLATES - Nominal150mm steel plate with a central welded locating pin.

 

12. SOLE BOARDS - Timber sole boards are cut off scaffold boards and are generally225mm long.

 

13. OTHER ITEMS – Sussex Scaffolding Ltd handing over certificate will be issued on completion of erection of scaffold.

 

14. This method statement is to be read in conjunction with our quotation.

Firsty you should identified all expected hazards resulting from the different activities or processes of scaffolding and descriped them (eg. Falling from height). You should identified the occupations may exposuring to those hazards and time or the period of exposuring. You should expected all hazardous events and health effectes may resulted from those hazards. Then you have to calculated the level of risk for each single hazard to see which is acceptable and which is not.