What safety tips should you follow when working with scaffolds?

 Safety should always come first when working in any situation, but working at a height needs extra attention. Aluminium mobile scaffolding  tower is an excellent strategy to avoid falling.

Regulations and Key points :

• The scaffold tower you choose must be appropriate for the work you’re about to do. These towers must be installed and removed by people who are qualified and competent to do so, in compliance with the Working at Height Regulations (2005).
• A Pasma certification verifies that competence. Many organisations offer training classes to ensure that employees are aware of the potential dangers and procedures that must be taken when using a tower.
• All towers must be checked by a qualified person after assembly and at regular intervals thereafter. If the tower is being used for construction work and a person could fall 2 metres or more from the working platform, it must be examined after assembly and every 7 days thereafter.
• If the examination reveals that it is unsafe, you must immediately stop working and make the necessary repairs.

Primary Dangers :

• Erection and disassembly procedures that are dangerous – failing to follow the manufacturer or scaffolding supplier in Dubai Instructions for safe erection sequences, including any bracing needs.

• The scaffold tower is put together incorrectly, with pieces such as the platform guardrail missing. If portions of a tower are missing, it may collapse.
• It is considered as “misusing the scaffold tower” when a scaffold tower is moved with people or material on it, or in windy weather.
• It is not a safe workload to take on more people, equipment, or material than it was designed to support. This puts the operator, as well as anyone else in the vicinity, in serious danger.

Tips for using and moving scaffold :

For Using :

• Never use a scaffold tower in strong winds.
• As a support for ladders, frames, or other access equipment.
• With incompatible components.
• Parts that are damaged or missing.

For moving :

When moving a scaffold tower, keep the following in mind:

• Make sure there aren’t any overhead power lines or other obstacles in the way.
• Examine the ground. Check for firmness, levelness, and the absence of potholes.
• Reduce the height to no more than 4 metres.
• Only lift or push from the base.

We’ve also put up a list of important scaffolding safety instructions below so you can work safely.

• Build a stable basis : When constructing your scaffolding in Dubai, make sure you’re working on solid, stable ground. Never utilise bricks or building blocks to support any component of the tower’s weight.
• Install a guardrail  : This may take a little longer to set up, but it will prevent anyone from stepping or falling off the edge of the platform by accident.

• Adopt a three-point grip : Climbing ladders can be risky, so make sure you have three points of contact when climbing your scaffolding. It’s fine to use two feet and one hand or two hands and one foot, but three grip points are required. A Type Ladder in Abu Dhabi, is frequently used on building projects.
• Invest in the proper footwear : It should go without saying that going on scaffolding without the proper footwear is quite dangerous. When working, strong, durable safety boots are necessary to ensure appropriate footing and, thus, exceptional safety.

• Wear a safety helmet at all times : When utilising a scaffold tower, always wear a safety helmet. It’s critical to follow the proper procedures and meet all health and safety regulations, but accidents may happen, and a safety helmet can assist prevent injuries.

• Carefully organise your tools : It may be easy to have tools on the floor next to you, but it may also be highly dangerous if you trip over them or knock them off. That’s why we recommend getting a separate tool tray to keep your tools within reach but out of the way of your feet.

• Replace an old scaffold tower – The longer your scaffolding has been in use, the more likely it is to fail. Everything from fractured steel to cupped base plates has the potential to threaten your scaffolding’s safety. This is true for both professional and residential scaffold towers, so don’t wait to replace yours. Check out our excellent selection of professional scaffold towers.

These are the safety tips that must be followed when working with scaffolds. Ace is one of the prominent Scaffolding suppliers in Riyadh, offering a wide range of scaffolding equipment at competitive costs.