Test yourself on working on scaffolding
Flying high is all very well, but the ground is a long way off! As they say. When working on scaffolding, it is important to be fully conversant with how to work safely at height. Falling from scaffolding that has been assembled incorrectly is a classic cause of accidents.
Test yourself and find out whether you are ready to work on scaffolding.
Ask your supervisor for permission first
Have completed a course on putting up precisely that kind of scaffoldingHave someone to help you
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When the scaffold you are going to put up is more than 3 metres high, you have to have received training on putting up that particular kind of scaffolding. Ask your supervisor if you can have the training you need.
May well be rusty, but must not be bent
May well be bent, but must not be rusty
Must be neither bent nor rustyYour answer is correct
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Scaffold components must be all the same and free of rust damage. Otherwise there is a risk of you building a scaffold with weak and unstable points, which in a worst-case scenario could collapse under the weight of the crew and materials. Therefore, always check the pipes
Signs showing the commissioning permit have been hung up at all points of access to the scaffoldYour supervisor has said that you can
You have a colleague with you
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Before starting to use a newly built scaffold, signs showing the commissioning permit have to be hung up at all points of access to the scaffold. These signs must provide information on: What the scaffold is designed for
The date it was erected
The date it must be inspected The same is true when major changes have been made to existing scaffolding.
At least one other scaffold, which is fixed
Extra wheels
Instructions for use which state - among other things - when the scaffold should be provided with supporting legs
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Rolling scaffolding is smart but less stable than fixed scaffolding. Therefore, it is important to make sure that instructions for use are available on site which show when you should use special securing for the rolling scaffold such as supporting legs.
Otherwise, there should also be instructions for use for fixed scaffolding on site.
It must be possible to secure it without using toolsYou should call a repairman
The entire scaffold should be taken down and a new one erected
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A rolling scaffold is dangerous to work on as soon as a wheel is not secured. Therefore, it is necessary to be able to relock it quickly, and it must be possible to do this without tools.
a height of 5 metres or more
a height of 2 metres or moreRailings are never needed on a rolling scaffold
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Railings must be placed on a rolling scaffold as soon as it reaches 2 metres in height. If the job in hand or surrounding area means that there is a particularly great risk of falling and hurting yourself, railings have to be put onto the scaffold regardless of how tall it is. Railings consist of: A handrail at a height of 1 metre
A knee rail at a height of 0.5 metres
A footboard at min. 15 centimetres