Page 6 - NASC Scaffolding Matters - Spring 2022

6 | Scaffolding Matters Spring 2022

Examples of new or enhanced guidance in the forthcoming edition of SG4 for
preventing or protecting against falls include:
• Work on or near fragile surfaces
• Safety for the construction of traditional temporary roofs
• Sheeting and cladding operations
• Working with system scaffold decking

industry practice and new technology for fall a legal requirement, many Health and Safety
prevention and protection. Executive (HSE) inspectors, when visiting
This Included using the information from sites, may expect to see evidence that
the current NASC 2021 Safety Report, which adequate and appropriate controls are in
documents and analyses accident and injury place for the management of temporary
statistics for our full contracting members. works and often cite this document as the
To ensure the guidance remains current, expected norm to be used within the industry.
obsolete products and methods of working The NASC has therefore produced a brief
that are no longer in common use have been and concise guide to assist scaffolding
removed. New sections have been introduced contractors and others involved with the
or further guidance provided to protect scaf- delivery and management of temporary works. Caption: SG4:22 is due to be
folders and support employers in establishing SG45:22 Management of Temporary Works to published this Spring.
safe systems of work. BS 5975 will shortly be available and contains
details of the basic requirements included
Guidance on BS 5975 within BS 5975, how these are currently
BS 5975 ‘Code of practice for temporary interpreted and administered throughout
works procedures and the permissible stress the industry and essential guidance for scaf-
design of falsework’ was last revised in 2019. folding contractors.
Despite its title, this document includes Further and more detailed guidance regard-
information regarding procedural controls ing the management of temporary works can
for the management of temporary works, be found in the guidance document recently
which not only apply to falsework, but also to produced by the Temporary Works Forum –
all types of scaffolding. ‘Effective management of scaffolding to BS
Many scaffolding contractors are unaware 5975:2019’ (the TWf Guide). A copy of the
of these requirements or the potential TWf Guide can be downloaded, free of charge,
relevance to their operations. Whilst the from the TWf website. Caption: The NASC has
guidance contained within BS 5975 is not produced a BS 5975 Guide.