Posted By Rochelle Cartmell Good morning (or afternoon depending when you look at this) Can anyone help me or point me to a website link concerning scaffold boards. Construction is an area that my knowledge is limited in. We have a situation where I work that a scaffold structure on a building that is approx 19 metres high. The scaffold structure is approx 16 metres high. These scaffold boards have not been laid straight and not tied down. One has actually been blown off due to high winds. Even with my limited knowledge on CDM I would assume that the boards should be laid straight and tied down. A further twist is that we have 'resident' contractors who don't like to go to the project manager to complain as this starts off a major war between them and the scaffolding contractors and they don't like to kick up a fuss. If this was me I would be kicking my project manager and the scaffolding contractors from here to kingdom come as he is putting people at risk unecessarily. So I need to be suitably armed to go and kick them very hard. SO if anyone could help me I would be extremely grateful.

Posted By Brian Dunckley Rochelle It has been best practice for years to fix scaffold boards where they are exposed to high winds. But within the work at height regs there is a requirement for scaffold platforms to be fixed. The specific regulation I do not have to hand, but it is definitely there as I have had discussions about the appropriate method for fixing 38mmm boards without providing a tripping hazard Brian

Posted By RP There is a BS for scaffold boards and Access Scaffolding. Bear in mind that non-standard boards are also used. Where this is the case, the transom spacing should be no more than 1.2m. The BS number is embosed on the protective hoop iron on the end of the board.

Posted By Rob Yuill From the Work At Height Regs Regulation 8(b) SCHEDULE 3 REQUIREMENTS FOR WORKING PLATFORMS PART 1 REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL WORKING PLATFORMS Stability of working platforms 4. A working platform shall - (b) be so erected and used as to ensure that its components do not become accidentally displaced so as to endanger any person; I think that answers the question. Size 12s I think! Rob