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jarsmith83  
#1 Posted : 05 August 2014 09:13:02(UTC)
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jarsmith83
Hi All

I have moved to an industry that does not use scaffolds regularly and therefore fallen out of sync with scaffold guidance, and therefore missed the TG20:13 update.

I have an independently tied scaffold with 7 lifts and a gantry (height 3 meters). Is this now acceptable and in scope of the new TG20 Guidance or, should there be a design compiled and available for this?

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks
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JYoung  
#2 Posted : 05 August 2014 13:34:51(UTC)
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"Unless a scaffold is a basic configuration described in recognised guidance e.g. NASC Technical Guidance TG20 for tube and fitting scaffolds or manufacturers' guidance for system scaffolds, the scaffold should be designed by calculation, by a competent person, to ensure it will have adequate strength and stability".

Also are materials likely to be stored on the scaffolds? If so then a design should be done to include weight limis etc. There is an interactive guide available to through NASC website, might be worth a look.
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jarsmith83  
#3 Posted : 05 August 2014 16:07:05(UTC)
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jarsmith83
JYoung wrote:
"Unless a scaffold is a basic configuration described in recognised guidance e.g. NASC Technical Guidance TG20 for tube and fitting scaffolds or manufacturers' guidance for system scaffolds, the scaffold should be designed by calculation, by a competent person, to ensure it will have adequate strength and stability".

Also are materials likely to be stored on the scaffolds? If so then a design should be done to include weight limis etc. There is an interactive guide available to through NASC website, might be worth a look.


Thanks JYoung - Is this an excerpt from TG20:13? As this is the same statement as TG20:08. Also, is there a list of scaffolds in TG20:13? And lastly, is a gantry over a walkway a "design scaffold" in the updated guidance?
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allanwood  
#4 Posted : 06 August 2014 11:03:38(UTC)
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If i was you i would be asking the scaffold contractor for a copy of the compliance sheet relating to the scaffolding that you have mentioned.


Take a look on the NASC website to give yourself a brief update.
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TonyMullen  
#5 Posted : 06 August 2014 12:54:50(UTC)
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TG20:13 accommodates scaffolding as described, if by gantry you mean a hoist frame. Normally a gin wheel may be used to lift a maximum of 50 kg.

The tie pattern must comply with TG20 and be pull tested.
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02567  
#6 Posted : 07 August 2014 22:02:06(UTC)
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02567
Keeping it simple

You need a compliance sheet for the independent and a design for the gantry.

If the independent is erected off the gantry then you need a design for the whole structure.
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