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(b) Includes any scaffolding constructed as such and not dismantled, whetheror not it is being used as scaffolding; and(c) Includes any coupling, device, fastening, fitting or plank used in connectionwith the construction, erection, or use of scaffolding.Scaffolding process: The planning for, design and erection of, inspection of,and use of any scaffold.Scaffold register: A written record of inspections carried out for scaffolding.Standard: An upright member used for transmitting the weight of the loadfrom the working platforms to the base of the scaffolding.Suspended scaffold: A working platform suspended from overhead andintended to be raised or lowered while in use.Swivel coupler: A coupler for joining tubes at an angle other than a rightangle.Sole plate: A timber, concrete or metal bearer used to distribute the load froma standard or base plate to the ground.Sound and accepted engineering practice: Means engineering practicegenerally regarded as sound by those members of the engineering professionmainly concerned with the practice and accepted as such by the Secretary ofLabour.Span: Means the distance measured along the member between the centrelines of adjacent supports of the member.Special scaffold: A scaffold which differs from the standard requirements forstanding and suspended scaffolds.Standing scaffold: A scaffold which is supported wholly or partly from itsbase.Tie: The attachment by which scaffolding is attatched to a structure; it alsomeans “tie and spreader” and includes the attachments used in conjunctionwith the spreader or putlog extension to secure a scaffold to a building orstructure to prevent movement.Toeboard: An upstand or vertical barrier at the edge of a platform intended toprevent materials, or workers’ from slipping off the platform.Transom: A lube or beam spanning across ledgers to form the support forboards forming the working platform or to connect the outer standards to theinner standards (see Putlog).Working platform: That part of a scaffolding on which workers and/ormaterials are supported for the purpose of carrying out construction work.16 SAFE ERECTION AND USE OF SCAFFOLDING
1. REQUIREMENTS1.1 INTRODUCTIONThis approved code of practice has been prepared to provide guidance on theplanning for, erection of and subsequent use of scaffolding. It has beenprepared for the scaffolding industry in particular and the construction industryin general. It is intended to provide a link between the performancerequirements of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 and thespecific requirements of scaffolding standards such as the joint AS-NZS 1576series and the joint Australia-New Zealand Standard Guidelines for Scaffolding1995.The Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 (HSE Act) and the Health andSafety in Employment Regulations 1995 (HSE Regulations) prescribe safetyprovisions for all employment categories, including the construction andscaffolding industries. All persons engaged in scaffolding work are required tocomply with these provisions. A summary of the HSE Act and HSE Regulationsis provided in the introductory section of this document.Suitable and sufficient scaffolding must be provided where the constructionwork cannot be carried out safely by other means. Standing scaffolds,suspended scaffolds or special scaffolds may be used.1.2 DEFINITIONS OF SCAFFOLDING AND SCAFFOLDINGPROCESSFor the purposes of this document:Scaffolding is defined as any structure, framework, swinging stage, suspendedscaffolding, or boatswain’s chair, of a temporary nature, used or intended to beused for the support or protection of workers engaged in or in connectionwith construction work, for the purpose of carrying out that work or for thesupport of materials used in connection with any such work; and includes anyscaffolding constructed as such and not dismantled, whether or not it is beingused as scaffolding; and also includes any plank, coupling, fastening, fitting ordevice used in connection with the construction, erection, or use ofscaffolding.Scaffolding process is defined as the planning for, the design of, the erectionof, the inspection of, the use of, and the dismantling of any scaffolding. Thescaffolding process does not include the erection of structures constructedusing scaffolding components, such as falsework, temporary grandstands,lighting towers, etc.SAFE ERECTION AND USE OF SCAFFOLDING 17
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