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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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"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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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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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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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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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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