The NASC have announced the latest edition of the safety guidance SG4 – Preventing falls in Scaffolding Operations.
For almost 20 years and 200,000 copies later the popular guidance notes SG4 continues 
With a new title ‘SG4:15 – Preventing falls in Scaffolding Operations’ is described in the new NASC Yearbook 2016 as “evolution not revolution” it continues to focus on the current preventative and protective measures that are classed as good practice, like for instance, creating the ‘Scaffolders Safe Zone’.
Many of the principles of SG4 remain unchanged in this update, however SG4:15 provides more guidance on systems of work and available equipment to help comply, also a wider selection of methods for a contractor to consider for creating the ‘Scaffolders Safe Zone’
Overall SG4:15 reflects the focus of the guidance to protect scaffolders working at height during erection, alteration and dismantling procedures.
The latest edition of the guidance will be launched later this month at the NASC AGM in Leeds on 27 November.
Some one else pointed the fact out that if you are putting in advanced rails an pushing boards up what’s the point of a harness ?? A lot of health and safety contradicts itself an is just creating jobs for pen pushers !!
Lol made my day this comment !!
more crap, if these guidelines are so important they should have been out last year or the year before , why does nasca keep bringing out new stuff, o i remember they are a business.
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SG4:15 should be available to download FREE after AGM on Nov 27h via http://www.nasc.org.uk
Well said GilliU0001f61d
Great point, one I’ve said for a while now.
Some one else pointed the fact out that if you are putting in advanced rails an pushing boards up what’s the point of a harness ?? A lot of health and safety contradicts itself an is just creating jobs for pen pushers !!
Thank you U0001f60a
Can’t wait to read this…. Just as we’ve managed to get everyone complying to SG4:10 U0001f602
As if SG4:10 isn’t hard enough!
Why do you actually need a harness on if your going to use you hand rail steps??
Book has been written by the fun police didn’t start scaffolding over 20 years ago for it to be like this we used to have a laugh
Stephen Hubbard new book butt lol
Where can we get a hard copy of the new rules and regs ?
Have it already..
It’s a big bag cotton wool to wrap us up in
This is old!
Preventing idiots would be a better guide
Can’t be bothered to open it.
But I’m guessing it just says use common sense
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