Fresh information on new scaffold guidelines

Safety & Health Practitioner

The National Access and Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) has released further details on its forthcoming technical guidelines for the scaffolding industry.

The TG20:13 guidelines, developed in conjunction with technical software firm CADS, are endorsed by the HSE and the UK Contractors Group.

The NASC wants principal contractors to adopt the document as the minimum requirement for standards when working with scaffolding

Due to be launched this Autumn, the new guidance replaces the TG20:08 technical guidelines and features three new sections:

• A 250-page management guide with illustrations, which encompasses a wide range of everday scaffolds. The guide provides practical guidance for common types of scaffolding supported by detailed structural research and calculations. Guidance is provided for independent scaffolding (2m/3m lifts), interior birdcages, chimney-stack scaffolds, loading bays, ladder-access towers, free-standing towers, and lift-shaft towers. New ‘compliance sheets’ are also included;
• A design guide for engineers and designers, and a design standard for prefabricated ‘Readylock’ transoms has been defined;
• An e-guide to check hundreds of different scaffolds for compliance, without the need for additional, costly design work.

The guidance is currently under final review by the NASC said NASC managing director Robin James: “We are very excited about the launch of TG20:13. NASC has invested huge sums of money into the research and development of this guidance, which aims to resolve some of the areas of TG20:08 that do not match practice.”

For more information, visit www.nasc.org.uk

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