Scaffold Protocol - Aberdeen City Council

Aberdeen City CouncilWhere permitted by Aberdeen City Council, slabs or other re-usable paving materials takenup from the street to allow hoardings or scaffolds to be erected shall be stored by theapplicant, who shall maintain and keep safe the disturbed highway during the progress of thework and after removal of the hoarding or scaffold.The permanent reinstatement of the disturbed carriageway and the making good of anydamage to the road or pavement or other property belonging to Aberdeen City Council,caused by the erection and or dismantling of the scaffold and/or hoarding, will be carried outby the applicant of the permit to the satisfaction of Aberdeen City Council. Should the work failto be carried out or fail to meet the standard required by Aberdeen City Council, a bill will beraised against the applicant with all remedial costs being charged. (NB. The repair of publicroad and pavement damage will not be carried out by the Council in unadopted streets).The onus of proof that damage to the carriageway, or other property belonging to AberdeenCity Council, was not consequent upon the applicant's operations shall be upon the applicant.AdvertisementsThe Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (Scotland) AmendmentRegulations 1992, apply to the erection of advertisements on any building hoarding orscaffold.No advertisement shall be placed on a scaffold or hoarding without such planning permissionand the granting of a hoarding/scaffold license does not automatically give permission to erectsuch advertising. There will also be the requirement to gain a public road and pavementlicence under the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 for the advert to be placed on the public roadand pavement. Where advertisements (larger than those used for professional nameplates)are to be fixed to scaffolding the scaffold designers agreement shall be obtained in advance.The fixing of advertising nets, ‘printed’ sheeting, screens etc is likely to require that thescaffold is specifically designed for that purpose.Information to be displayedThe Principal Contractor, or person in control of the site, is required to make arrangements toensure that the following information is made clearly visible at all times on site, in the form ofan information board or sign:• Aberdeen City Council with name of who has given the authority• Name of Client• Name of Principal Contractor and Scaffold Company• Emergency 24 hr contact number• Number of ties, where requiredSee Section 4.2, Information to be displayed, for an example of the information required. Along withthis, displayed in a prominent position within a waterproof wallet should be a copy of the permit.Page 8 of 46 Issue 1