The results obtained in our analysis of the safety level of scaffolding on construction sites revealed that:
With regard to the general safety level, a few non-standardised scaffolds were in good condition at the time of the inspection visits. Most of them also showed an almost complete absence of the corresponding safety elements for operatives working on this kind of scaffolding.
As far as the safety of scaffold supports is concerned, the low scores obtained by both types of scaffolding are probably due to ignorance on the part of building contractors. Contractors frequently fail to have soil studies made prior to their building activities for a proper grounding of the scaffolding. Scaffolding frequently rests directly on the soil, without sleepers or base plates for an adequate distribution of the load. Sometimes, even the material used for this load distribution is not suitable for the purpose: bricks, incorrectly arranged wooden planks, etc.
As for structural safety levels, in non-standardised scaffolding, bracings obtained a remarkably high score (about 4.36 of 5). This is probably due to the fact that it is impossible to reach a minimum of scaffolding stability without the use of these bracings, no matter how infrequently ladders, toe-boards or guardrails are used in this type of scaffolding.
To sum up, the general safety level of standardised scaffolding is higher than that of non-standardised scaffolding. In our opinion this result not only supports the policy of financial help given by the Spanish administration for the replacement of non-standardised scaffolding by standardised scaffolding, but also supports, even more strongly, the EU regulations on the production of this kind of equipment with a specific Directive on health and safety which could eventually lead to a CE marking of scaffolding and to a general implementation of the norms EN 12810 and EN 12811 by scaffolding manufacturers.
The results obtained in our analysis of the safety level of scaffolding on construction sites revealed that:With regard to the general safety level, a few non-standardised scaffolds were in good condition at the time of the inspection visits. Most of them also showed an almost complete absence of the corresponding safety elements for operatives working on this kind of scaffolding.As far as the safety of scaffold supports is concerned, the low scores obtained by both types of scaffolding are probably due to ignorance on the part of building contractors. Contractors frequently fail to have soil studies made prior to their building activities for a proper grounding of the scaffolding. Scaffolding frequently rests directly on the soil, without sleepers or base plates for an adequate distribution of the load. Sometimes, even the material used for this load distribution is not suitable for the purpose: bricks, incorrectly arranged wooden planks, etc.As for structural safety levels, in non-standardised scaffolding, bracings obtained a remarkably high score (about 4.36 of 5). This is probably due to the fact that it is impossible to reach a minimum of scaffolding stability without the use of these bracings, no matter how infrequently ladders, toe-boards or guardrails are used in this type of scaffolding.To sum up, the general safety level of standardised scaffolding is higher than that of non-standardised scaffolding. In our opinion this result not only supports the policy of financial help given by the Spanish administration for the replacement of non-standardised scaffolding by standardised scaffolding, but also supports, even more strongly, the EU regulations on the production of this kind of equipment with a specific Directive on health and safety which could eventually lead to a CE marking of scaffolding and to a general implementation of the norms EN 12810 and EN 12811 by scaffolding manufacturers.
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