Scaffolding Towers to Hire: Everything You Need to Know
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Any scaffold tower constructed needs to comply with safety regulations for working at height. They need to be constructed and dismantled by someone who has the correct training and is fully competent. It is extremely important to ensure that your scaffold tower is constructed by someone trained, or by a fully qualified external scaffolding company.
There are some basic guidelines below for you to follow to make sure you are prepared if you need scaffold constructing on your project.
There are training courses and qualifications available to prove someone is adequately trained to construct or dismantle a scaffold (or access) tower. Our PASMA training courses are designed to ensure you are fully qualified in access scaffold tower construction and working while using a scaffold tower. Training is the vital first step in taking the necessary precautions for construction and operating an access scaffold tower.
By correctly constructing the scaffold tower, the dangers of working at height are greatly reduced. If construction is incorrect, you are at danger of harm during the process of assembling or dismantling, harm if there is an unnoticed defect in the fully constructed tower, or at danger of falling or overturning equipment when working at height on an access tower.
There are some basic safety tips to follow when overseeing a project involving a scaffold tower to check that it has been successfully assembled before its use. These, however, should be reinforced with adequate training and regulations.
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No matter how well constructed the scaffold tower, if the ground beneath cannot support it, or is soft/waterlogged, you put anyone using the tower in danger. Make sure the ground is solid and any debris is removed before construction or use.
Check all the relevant components of the access tower are complete, sturdy and are free from rust and damage. If they are not, this is a quick indicator that the access scaffold tower is not fit for use.
Make sure a competent person is assessing the safety of the access tower at regular intervals after installation. If the fall risk is two metres or higher, then the tower needs to be checked at least once every 7 days after installation.
After construction, the tower is going to be in use. Do not use your scaffold tower in strong winds or poor/dangerous weather conditions. Do not use your scaffold tower for anything other than its proper use, it cannot be used as a prop or support for other equipment such as ladders. Do not risk at any point using the access tower with missing or broken parts.
When moving the access tower, check for any obstructions above it, such as power lines. Reduce the height of the tower to under 4 metres. Do not move when anyone is on the tower or it is holding materials, and make sure you are trained in moving the equipment at base level safely.
For further information, take a look at the HSE’s guidelines for health and safety regulations in construction. If you would like to start using access scaffold towers in your workplace, and want to make sure your team are trained, you can access our PASMA training information here.
To hire access towers and platforms that you can be certain are safe to construct and use, Access Towers Services Limited can provide the right equipment with fully trained installers for your project. Call us on 0208 665 1181 for more information, or access all our contact details here.
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Anything above ground level is considered Working at Height. Access Towers are a large provider of PASMA Training and sit within the top 5% in the UK, allowing us to train the full range of 1-Day PASMA Courses to suit any of your work at height Tower Training requirements.
It is recommended by Health & Safety standards that those who are assembling Towers should be PASMA Trained. This will give operatives a 5-year qualification of competency for the use of mobile towers.
Certifications will vary depending on what equipment you’re hiring. It’s always best to speak with our Hire Desk if you are unsure, where they can advise what will be best for you or in more advanced working conditions, we can install onsite.
Training courses are for anyone using the equipment, from commercially to domestically. These will range from PASMA Training for the use of Towers, IPAF Training for the use of MEWPS as well as various other courses such as Safety Harness Training and First Aid.
Our Hire Desk are trained across the full range of work at height stock available and will be able to advise and assist cost-free.
We aim for a next-day turnaround, this is dependent on the transport routes and how busy we are at the time. It works both ways and could be earlier than your requested date.