Posted By Ron Hunter You imply a principal/sub-contractor relationship.The opinion of the client is surely therefore irrelevant?

Posted By Jerry Lucey Hi Kevin, If the alteration of scaffold by non-qualified scaffolders becomes accepted practice through non-action it can lead to very serious problems. The situation you have described may have been made safe but the next time a contractor fitting windows or other such works finds a scaffold tie is in his/ her way they may assume it is acceptable for them to remove it. I have used this example as I have witnessed a situation where many ties were removed making an entire run of scaffold unstable. You are certainly not over-reacting, you should attempt to impress on your Client the seriousness of such actions. The site policy on scaffolding needs to be clearly stated at induction and enforced thereafter where not complied with. The message needs to be understood clearly that this practice is very dangerous and illegal and may result in removal from site or legal action being taken against the individual involved.