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Posted By Graham Stephen Sargeant
Hi everyone, bit of an odd one here I wondered what you view are?
The situation is a structure to be used as a loading platform is going to be made from steel tube and fitting scaffold, in turn the fittings will be welded to the tubes to make a permanent structure, is this now still a scaffold to be inspected weekly or is it now a structure not falling under this statutory scaffold inspection?
Thoughts and views would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Graham S
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Posted By graeme12345
my view is it does not matter, as a company you have to prevent harm to employees and "others",you have to do everything a reasonable company would have done to prevent the injury in the first place
Significant risk is failure of the platform
How are you going to know what loads are put on the fittings.
Load bearing fittings are already (load) rated, by welding them you will change this.
You will need to inspect the welds, how (to what standard)and how often are you going to do this?
How about access / egress
Are you going to use scaffold boards or another type of platform, boards are affected by weather and imposed loads could be restrictive,
Probably safer, easier to have a company come in and provide a racking system for you that suits your needs
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Posted By Ron Hunter
The means by which this structure is footed/ supported will also be a consideration?
The dissimilar metal and cross-sections of the tube and fittings will perhaps be an 'interesting' welding problem and could in turn adversely affect the corrosion chemistry at these interfaces over a longer term.
You may be talking significant welding at height - with attendant risks.
All in all, would a bit of routine maintenance & a 7 day inspection regime really be so onerous? Nothing to stop you bringing back an approved scaffolder every six months or so also, for a bit of extra assurance.
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Posted By Bob Youel
once the scaffold is in position and welded I would not treat it as scaffold for the weekly etc scaffold checks but I would treat it as a significant load bearing structure and work from there -
welding standard scaffold tubes can have an adverse effect on the tubes etc so treat such kit as fabrication materials and check etc from that point/ angle & a poor weld will lead to damage etc
Once dismantled ensure that a competent person officially appraises them before you reinstate the equipment as scaffold - as use elsewhere may cause a death
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Posted By Graham Stephen Sargeant
Thanks for all your input, much appreciated. I'm glad to say the client has decided to go with normal tube and fit instead of playing silly games.
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