Safety Precautions for Scaffolding & Safety Net!!

Scaffolding at Site

Green Measures:

Install and use scaffolding accessories based on the manufacturer’s recommended procedures.
Place scaffolds on stable ground.
Lock scaffold wheels when in use.
Remove tools or debris on scaffold platforms.
Equip all open sides and ends of scaffold platforms with proper guardrails, mid-rails, and toe boards.
Wear a hard hat when working on or under a scaffold.
Wear sturdy, non-slip shoes when working on a scaffold.
Remove anything placed on scaffolds at the end of the work shift.
Maintain at least a 10-foot distance between scaffolds and electric power lines.
Avoid striking scaffolds with materials or vehicles.

Red Measures:

Intermix scaffolds, frames, and components of different manufacturers.
Use scaffolds as storage for tools or materials
Move scaffolds while they’re in use or occupied.
Alter scaffolding accessories.
Use makeshift scaffolds like planks laid across concrete blocks or other materials.
Work on scaffolds when there’s a strong wind or storm.
Use ladders or other materials on top of scaffolds to increase their height.

Green measures:

Do ensure you use competent safety net rigging companies, with relevant experience.
Do ensure you use competent safety net riggers.
To ensure that methods of access for work at height have been properly assessed, and the safest method reasonably practicable has been chosen.
Do carry out a formal inspection if nets are in place for more than 7 days, or subjected to extreme weather conditions. A visual user inspection should be carried out prior to working above the safety nets.
Do ensure that all materials are secure before lifting/craning above a safety net.
Do ensure that a handover certificate is completed prior to allowing works above a safety net.
Do ensure that nets are struck prior to any hot works being carried out above.
Do report any damage to a safety net. Don’t tamper with or adjust any nets and attachment points.
Do ensure all falls into a safety net are reported to site management and Ensure the supervision of the loaded nets removal from service.
Don’t allow work above the net if it is positioned >2m from the working level.

Red Measures:

Don’t allow the use of nets unless there is evidence of appropriate inspection & maintenance regime and UV testing within the last 12 months.
Don’t allow the use of nets unless a competent person has verified there is sufficient clearance distance (rule of thumb no less than 3m).
Don’t allow work above nets without evidence that any repairs have been carried out by a competent person authorized by the manufacturer.
Don’t allow work above nets which don’t have serial numbers or labels.
Don’t attach nets to any structure without first confirming it has the capacity to deal with a minimum 6kN loading at a 45º angle.
Don’t allow gaps >100mm unless exceptional circumstances dictate otherwise (in these cases not >225mm).
Don’t allow work above net systems that have been damaged or loaded.
Don’t allow work above the net if it is positioned >2m from the working level.

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