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Hi,
Quick question,
Can anyone tell me which legislation is being breached if a scaffold was altered (by removing a board and scafftag) by someone other than a scaffolder
Tx
K
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Depending on which board and the possibility of someone falling due to it's removal, the W@H Regs for starters. The W@H Regs state 'A working platform is safe when you cannot fall off it or through it'.
How about HASWA sec 7 'safety of yourself and others who may be affected by their acts or omissions' should be more to follow
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Section 8 springs to mind!
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Thanks for the replies,
Im trying to stick up for a guy who removed 2 boards from a 'step-up' to access a piece of equipment underneath it. He removed the access ladder and pulled the scafftag to prevent use. He reported it and requested it be rebuilt and certified.
The guy in question has never had any training in use of scaffold
Cheers
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This smells like my old favorite of poor supervision - if he was sent to do a job where other equipment ie the step up blocked acccess then what on earth was the supervisor doing!!
Also I would need more information re the step up to say whether in fact the scaffold was unsafe as a result of their removal. In reality he/she should have reported the issue back to the supervisor which again implies a culture of getting the job done is more important than any question of safety. Back to management I am afraid. Gross Misconduct No but misconduct yes - but by who? The operative was put in an impossible position.
Bob
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K - Why are you sticking up for him ?, because you think that is done nothing wrong or for some other reason?.
Although we do not have the full story from your posts it sounds to me that he / she has done something wrong and probably created a unsafe situation for his colleagues and or others and is now facing some disciplinary action.
If he / she is a "risk taker" then consider your other colleagues safety. If not then please give us more information.
Steve
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Assuming someone asked the chap to do what he had to do, then yes, by all means stick up for him.
Regulation 5 of WAHR might be a useful point of reference if any manager or supervisor is of the opposite opinion.
In practical terms, does a hop-up constitute a structural element of a scaffold? Does the removal and replacement of a hop-up warrant the taking out of use of a scaffold pending (expensive) recertification ny a qualified scaffolder? Is there not a simpler path to enabling tradesmen to achieve the desired level of competency for such a routine task?
Yes, I know the hop-up's there to prevent falls, but where these are against the side of a structure, the test of "reasonable practicability" must surely apply - otherwise the task of roughcasting becomes somewhat problematic!
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Regulation 4 (4) PUWER
Regulation 26 (2) CDM
Regulation 28 (2) CDM
Section 8 HSWA
Section 2 HSWA
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The simple fact of the matter is that the man in question was not trained to modify a scaffold structure and his supervisor should have contacted the scaffold company to do the alterations for him. Any person has the right to remove a scaffold tag if they see something wrong with the structure which in thier mind constitues a H&S risk... Questions can then be asked to the people who have the knowledge of that discipline!
I have to agree with Bob on this one, this sounds like the man has had pressure put on him to get a job done by his superiors within in the company.
See PART 2[a] ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SCAFFOLDING in the Work at Height Reg 8(b)
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