Scaffolding in Beckenham? Keep these Do’s and Don’ts in Mind

We are all more or less aware of the perilous activities that the workers of construction sites get involved into. Scaffold being a blessing in such a difficult situation, serves a great help to the workers. It is estimated that more than 2 million workers in the construction site work on scaffold. But on the other hand, if the calculation is done properly, a lot of workers get hurt or face severe accidents while working on the scaffold.

But the good news is, with a proper training many scaffold accidents can be prevented. OSHA estimates that if these workers can be protected from such incidents then 4,500 injuries can be saved and 50 deaths per year can be given life to! In addition to this calculation, it is also estimated that once the safety performance is improved, it can also save $90 million that are lost in workdays.

Doesn’t the calculation amaze you? Don’t you think you should put a step further in giving a better life to your employers?

But before that, have you identified the causes that make more scaffold accidents happen?

• There are sudden falls from elevation, when fall protection is not provided.
• Once the scaffold becomes overloaded, it starts toppling over, causing major accidents.
• When the tools or debris or even work materials fall from a height, the people working below in the ground face major industrial accidents.
• Electrocution is one of the major causes of scaffold accidents.

Once you have identified with the causes of the mishaps, prepare them for a list of do’s and don’ts of working on a scaffold. These will work as a life saving tip for them as the workers related to Scaffolding in Beckenham follows:

The Do’s:

• An inspector, who can inspect the scaffold well, should come over to check its competency before the workers go up.
• Always ask your employers to wear a safety hat which is hard enough to bear any sudden falls from a height.
• No matter where they work, make them wear sturdy shoes which have non greasy soles so that they do not slip.
• Make them use personalized fall arrest system whenever they require doing so.
• Make everyone aware of their own safety as well their partners, wherever, they work, that should not matter; be it at a height or below in the ground, they should take care of each other.
• Make them learn that if they work on a scaffold, the most important thing they need is common sense. They should check their surroundings before moving around.
• Give them that leverage to ask anytime to any of the supervisor if they are not sure of the safety of the scaffold they are working on.

The don’ts:

• Do not allow them to take any chances.
• Never ask them to overload the scaffold, as it has maximum chances of toppling over, as discussed above.
• Ask them to keep away the debris or any unnecessary material away from the scaffold, as it will prevent people tripping over them which results in a major fall.
• Abandon the rash drivers who have hit the scaffold with a truck, or a load of tumbler.
• Never allow them to leave the materials on the platform of the scaffold after the day’s work.
• Never allow an outside scaffold if the weather changes into an extreme condition, this causes more scaffold accidents, due to snow or wind.