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When scaffolds are not erected or used properly, fall hazards can occur, what are solutions to prevent these hazards?

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Question ajoutée par Mohamed Galal Hussein Ahmed Mohamed , Technical Mnager , Fast Building Contracting Co.
Date de publication: 2015/01/07
gamal mohammed
par gamal mohammed , مدير مشروع , شركة اتحاد المملكة للمقاولات

Mr. Alex Has the correct answer

Alex Al Yazouri
par Alex Al Yazouri , General Manager , Al Mushref Cooperative Society

  • Scaffold must be sound, rigid and sufficient to carry its own weight plus four times the maximum intended load without settling or displacement. It must be erected on solid footing.
  • Unstable objects, such as barrels, boxes, loose bricks or concrete blocks must not be used to support scaffolds or planks.
  • Scaffold must not be erected, moved, dismantled or altered except under the supervision of a competent person.
  • Scaffold must be equipped with guardrails, midrails and toeboards.
  • Scaffold accessories such as braces, brackets, trusses, screw legs or ladders that are damaged or weakened from any cause must be immediately repaired or replaced.
  • Scaffold platforms must be tightly planked with scaffold plank grade material or equivalent.
  • A "competent person" must inspect the scaffolding and, at designated intervals, reinspect it.
  • Rigging on suspension scaffolds must be inspected by a competent person before each shift and after any occurrence that could affect structural integrity to ensure that all connections are tight and that no damage to the rigging has occurred since its last use.
  • Synthetic and natural rope used in suspension scaffolding must be protected from heat-producing sources.
  • Employees must be instructed about the hazards of using diagonal braces as fall protection.
  • Scaffold can be accessed by using ladders and stairwells.
  • Scaffolds must be at least10 feet from electric power lines at all times.

Vinod Jetley
par Vinod Jetley , Assistant General Manager , State Bank of India

Scaffold and Fall Protection Basics

 

Designate a competent person to determine if the scaffold is safe to use

Inspect the scaffold and the worksite regularly

Make sure all scaffolds are fully planked and placed on a solid, level base

Check equipment

Erect guardrails and cover holes

Do not overload the scaffold or any component parts beyond their maximum capacity 

(their own weight and4:1 the maximum intended load)

Tie off

Follow manufacturers’ specifications

Maintain housekeeping

Report problems

Do not work until problems are corrected

خالد عبدالقادر
par خالد عبدالقادر , fire fighting engineer , abuodeh consulting company

1- must be designed by competent person 

2- must be tested before used 

3- use harness

Wolf Klaas Kinsbergen
par Wolf Klaas Kinsbergen , Managing Director, Designer , ingenieursbureau KB International NV

Basically a scaffold is a temporary building, so ask for a calculation, this is law now a days in the Netherlands because of all the accidents with it. And all the economical reasons to make the scaffolding cheap.....

OMAR MEHACHI
par OMAR MEHACHI , Lab Tech , Halliburton

I am Ok withe withe Mr Alex

Utilisateur supprimé
par Utilisateur supprimé

Go to basics, maybe your scaffolders are not competent and your scaffold materials were sub standard that's why it's not properly erected.  As to not properly used, then conduct safety training for scaffold use to the users.

Benneth Ezulike
par Benneth Ezulike , Site Engineer , Exceldim Construction

Proper bolt fastening and bracing will ensure its rigidity and minimises fall hazards

Karl Vincent Salise
par Karl Vincent Salise , Environment, Health and Safety Manager , Cash Flow Outsourcing Services, Inc.

Put all that are mentioned by Mr Alex in an SOP, create a checklist, provide awareness orientation to concern personnel and designate/assigned competent person to do the regular checking and monitoring. Better also to provide tagging to each erected scaffold that were qualified after inspection.

John Mwangi
par John Mwangi , Construction foreman , Dyncorp international

The best way is to teach the user on how to erect the scaffold on a flat and leveled ground, then how best to use the bracing and mostly minding the plump.

lalzada danish
par lalzada danish , site engineer , haji muhammad saeed and son's(HMS)

Scaffold must be sound, rigid and sufficient to carry its own weight plus four times the maximum intended load without settling or displacement

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