Scaffold Protocol - Aberdeen City Council

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Aberdeen City CouncilPre – start checklist for the planning and procurementof scaffoldingBefore completing your scaffold permit application, or erecting/dismantling scaffold, you shouldconsider the following:Client/Principal ContractorPlanningHave you been provided with a photograph of thesite? Have you applied for a Scaffolding Permit? Have you consulted Aberdeen City Councilconcerning: traffic restrictions and/or road closures,hours of work, exclusion zones, etc. (Do not assumethat a road closure will not be granted). Have you obtained information from the statutoryundertakers and consulted them on any restrictions(particularly for overhead cables)? Do existing service tobies, inspection chambers ormanhole covers limit where scaffold standards canbe placed? Have you provided relevant structural surveyinformation, including whether drilled ties or physicalties can be used (e.g. box or through ties)? Have you clearly defined ALL potential uses of thescaffold? Have identified the required scaffoldloading and use to advise the scaffold designer? Do the site constraints and requirements suit aproprietary scaffold system or is a tube and fittingscaffold required? Is any ground preparation required? By whom? Prospective Scaffolding Contractor(s)Can you demonstrate that you have selected acompetent scaffolding contractor? Tenders/PricingHave you identified whether a specific scaffold designis required? Has the scaffold contractor been advised that ascaffold design is required? Has the scaffolding contractor been informed(preferably in writing) about the type and extent ofwork, including the required duty rating? What tradeswill be on site? Have you included, as appropriate, the followingrequirements in your contract documentation (e.g. billof quantities, specifications):• Design criteria, e.g. type of scaffold, duty rating,Standard (viz. TG20:08, BS EN 12811 etc.Note that BS 5973 is officially Withdrawn byBSI)• Service information (below and above ground)• Weather conditions• Information relating to below-pavementbasements, retaining walls, manholes, etc.• Security, Hoarding and fencing (at least 2mhigh, unless specified otherwise)• Lighting and earthing• Parking and loading of vehicles• Traffic management• Signage (including the provision for advertising)Public protection, e.g. sheeting, debris netting,fans• Exclusion zones• Level of supervision• Lifting and lowering of materials 'Attendances'(e.g. for the alteration of ties, etc)• Debris chutes• Stair towers• Statutory inspections• Site access and egress• Welfare facilities and space to locate them• Arrangements for ongoing statutory inspectionsof any scaffolding?• Consider whether the final inspection prior toscaffold Handover can be carried out bysomeone who was NOT involved with the actualscaffold erection.• A Handover Certificate stating the number ofties present at handover.Have you informed the scaffolding contractor aboutyour site rules? Pre-ContractHave you reviewed the Scaffolding Contractor'sproposed system of work, risk assessment andscaffold plan (method statement)? Have all emergency details been posted on theInformation Board? Have you made arrangements for electrical testing,e.g. lighting? Page 17 of 46 Issue 1
Aberdeen City CouncilPre-Start checklist for the planning and procurementof scaffoldingBefore completing your scaffold permit application, or erecting/dismantling scaffold, you shouldconsider the following:Scaffolding ContractorTendering/PricingWhen pricing the work, have you: • visited site• met the Client/Principal Contractor• made an allowance for the requirementsspecified in the contract documentation, e.g. billof quantities, specifications (see above)?• considered whether the use of a proprietaryscaffold system or tube and fitting is mostsuitable for the circumstancesHave you confirmed (preferably in writing) the typeand extent of work, including the exclusion zone(s)?Does the scaffold require a full structural design, e.g.by a competent scaffold designer? You must confirm the use and duty rating of thescaffold. Have you consulted any relevant statutoryauthorities concerning your proposed methods ofwork and any precautions required (particularly foroverhead cables)? Pre-StartHave you requested a pre-start meeting with theClient/Principal Contractor? Have you been informed about the PrincipalContractor's Induction arrangements? Have you proposed a safe system of work andprepared a risk assessment and scaffold plan('method statement’)?In selecting an appropriate type of tie, have you:Do you have a written policy for the testing of ties?Is your testing equipment calibrated? Has the tester been properly trained? Are they familiar with the equipment? Does they know what to look for? Induction arrangements? Erection/DismantlingYou must ensure that the scaffold is appropriatelyset out to start with and set upon suitable and firmfoundations. Prepare the ground if necessary, orask for this to be done for you? Many problemsstart at this point.You must confirm the duty rating of the scaffold onthe Handover Certificate and state the number of tiesinstalled.Scaffold materials should be inspected as they areoff-loaded or handled. Damaged or defectivematerials and scaffold boards should be set to oneside for removal from site. Have you arrangements for briefing your operatives? Havethey signed any relevant documentation? Do you maintain a record of competence and training foroperatives and supervisors? Scaffolds should be free of loose debris and other materialsprior to dismantling? • assessed the integrity of the structure to whichthe tie will be attached ? • (for drilled ties) undertaken 'preliminary tietesting' (see NASC's TG4)? Have you prepared a sketch or drawing showing theproposed tie sequence? Is the job to be supervised by a competentscaffolder? Page 18 of 46 Issue 1
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