Scaffold Safety

COSH
Scaffolds
• Temporary structure made of timber, metal or bamboo
with platform and support and used as workplace or for
storage of materials in the course of any construction
works, including maintenance and demolition works.
Hazard in the Use of Scaffolding

Fall of person from Fall of materials and Collapse of scaffold

height objects from height

Safe access not Electrocution

provided
 Selection of Scaffolding System

Weight Site condition Height of scaffold

Type of work Duration of work Requirements for

pedestrian crossing

Means of access to the Configuration of the Special erection or

scaffold building or structure dismantling
being worked on circumstances
Steps in Scaffold Erection

Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3

Phase 4 Phase 5 Phase 6

Design Requirements
PLATFORM
• Fully planked and decked
• No more than 1” gap
• Platform length ≤ 3 m, extension ≤ 30 cm
• Platform length > 3m, extension ≤ 45 cm
• Platforms can overlap at support only, overlap length ≥ 30
cm
• Deflection ≤ 1/60 of span
Design Requirements
SUPPORTED SCAFFOLD
• If the height is more than four times of its base, it should be
restrained by ties and braces to prevent tipping.

FIRM SUPPORT
• Jack base must be fixed on mudsills.
Design Requirements
SUSPENDED SCAFFOLD
• Counterweights required
• Must be able to resist at least 4x the tipping moment
• Secured mechanically to outrigger arm
• Tiebacks must be installed
• Must have guardrails or has a PFAS or both.
Design Requirements
SUSPENSION ROPES
• Can support at least 6x the maximum intended load
• Drum hoists must contain at least 4 wraps of rope at the
lowest point
• Wire rope must be replaced under the following conditions:
• 6 randomly broken wires I 1 rope lay or;
• 3 broken wires in strand in 1 rope lay
• 1/3 of the original diameter of the outside wires is lost
• Physical damage such as kinks, flattening
Ladder as Working Platform
• Used as working platform only when in use of small hand
tools and handling of light materials.
• Shall be sufficient length and be placed such that worker will
not stretch
• Positioned at 1 horizontal to 4 vertical;
• With handhold of at least 2.5 feet
Safety Consideration
• Fittings and Accessories

• Base Plates and Screw Jacks

• Erection and Dismantling

Supervision and Inspection
COMPETENT PERSON
• Is an individual capable of identifying existing and
predictable hazards or working conditions that are
hazardous or dangerous to employees, and has
authorization to take prompt corrective measures to
eliminate or control these hazards.
Do’s and Don’ts
• Don’t stand length of tubes or frames against wall, and then
leave them unattended.
• Don’t straighten deformed tubes or frames by heating.
• Don’t use excessively corroded tubes or frames
• Don’t mix different system in the same scaffolds.
• Do use sufficient quantity of components for scaffolds.
• Don’t overload any scaffold or platform.
• Spread out the load on a platform.
• Place scaffold standards or frames systematically on sole
boards.
Do’s and Don’ts
• Don’t use bending stresses to scaffold members.
• Arrange tubes so that they can converge at the same nodal
point.
• Don’t cover a scaffold with sheeting unless it is designed for
such purpose.
• Remove all materials and loose objects from mobile scaffold
before moving the scaffold.
• Don’t ride on a mobile scaffold. Push only from the ground
level.
• Don’t throw scaffold members from height.