Posted By John O'Neill sales@instantscaffolds.com They are a firm that sell mobile towers, they are a H&S aware firm and should be able to answer you question. Regards John

Posted By Graham Bullough I agree with Robert - too many people, whether employees, managers and contract clients, are ignorant about basic safety for using tower scaffolds. When I encounter and query people using tower scaffolds without internal ladders, some tell me that they have always used the horizontal members of the frames as ladders - even though their spacing apart is too great and the diameter of tubular members renders them difficult to grasp. Like the toe-boards and the stabilisers, the ladders of tower scaffolds tend to get left in the store or are simply not used. Therefore, if any of us as H & S practitioners have employers, contractors or clients with tower scaffolds or projects where they may be used - which means most of us - it is worthwhile checking on the completeness of tower scaffold sets, training, etc. For those of you who are not sure about tower scaffolds, perhaps because you are new to H & S or simply haven't dealt with them much before, it would be worthwhile getting youself genned up by arranging to get or join a practical demonstration and discussion - either from a reputable hire company or through other practitioners, perhaps as an IOSH branch or section activity. Like ordinary scaffolds, tower scaffolds take time and effort to erect and dismantle, so there is always a temptation for some people to cut corners. Therefore, with the increasing number of sizes and designs of hydraulic "cherry picker" access platforms, including narrow ones which can pass through doorways for internal use, I strongly advise that "cherry pickers" with their flexibility of reach (and related saving of time) be considered as a safer and more versatile alternative to tower scaffolds.