A video has emerged showing how scaffolders were being trained in 1969.
British pathe has published a very interesting snapshot video of scaffolders being trained at the old CITB scaffold training center in Mitchem, London. Well before harnesses and the conception of SG4 & TG20, the video profoundly highlights how far our great industry has progressed to become a world leader in scaffolding training and safety.
The video also shows Big Ben and parts of Westminster covered in scaffolding.
Old school scaffolders, we salut you.
Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
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Karl what a old film plus u were only two when this was filmed lol
Chris Corcoran Conor Mclaren Jethro Hoy Callum Woodhouse Tom Druce Cameron J W Richards Pawel Krasnopolski Grasham Phillips is this cas boys? U0001f602
I did mine in 1968 at Bircham Newton. Don’t remember the helmets either, it was flat black PVC scull caps
Best way love the sets !
Craig Hutchinson did I see you on there??
Connor Brown was your course anything like thisU0001f602U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602
SGB podgers all owa the shop U0001f604U0001f44d
Love the old way U0001f44dU0001f3fb
Snappie hadden ze toen ook al kweekhokkies bovenU0001f914U0001f602U0001f602
Darren Eddy is that you in the black jumper?
Lee Coates Marlon Ramsey Dan Short I’m old school
And not one mention of £CISRS£
Bloody Hell, looks just like him; confused lol
Paul Dunne is that Dave Kilmurray at the front lol
Alex Lutz dat waren nog eens tijden
Bring them back
Kevin Slater you’re in this video pal
Chris Mc Keag get aloada that cletus
Dook at tha spanners boy Andrew O Reilly Ricky Tierney
I see you Nicholas Lusher
Andy Fyfe lol
Health and safety has gone mad
Where are the special gloves available from?!
Mint the good old days ,used band and plates this morning
i was on the first micham citb course, handy bit of knoledge, then on site for experiance, no sg bullcrap, common sense, 2 years later struck st pauls, great days
Excellent video! Family been in scaffolding since 1950s and still are, may be some of them in video! Thankfully H&S have changed things but have to say they all seem to look back and really feel this truly was the “good old days”. As you say all credit to to the ‘old boys’ – See more at: https://scaffmag.com/2015/11/video-scaffolding-training-in-1969/
Excellent video!
Family been in scaffolding since 1950s and still are, may be some of them in video!
Thankfully H&S have changed things but have to say they all seem to look back and really feel this truly was the “good old days”.
As you say all credit to to the ‘old boys’
I was there,1968 picked up from the station and a couple of weeks of fun great pub in the village can’t remember it’s name must of been good beer
What was wrong with BS 1139 and BS5973 and BS5974?
Mark Smith this how you remember it?
Two weeks down in bircham newton kings lynn I remember the instructor on the far right cant remember his name ?
When scaffolding was real.
John Doran this will bring back some old memories
The good old days
i was there in 1967,2 weeks after it opened.citb bircham newton.
Steve Preston think I seen you in that video
Gary Nickles your too young to have been on that course
That’s nuts ! Would of loved it back then U0001f918
Stevie Guy how you did your cards? Lol
Now I know your lieing you don’t remember today U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602
Ha remember it well
Barry Quinn Snr seen you on they scaff then baz!
Band and plate all the way U0001f44dU0001f3fb
Uncle tel must of been to that 1 in Mitcham lol
and should be trained like it now.
Kirt Kelly you must remember this lol
Just seen it. The good old days.
Half inch doubles!U0001f918
Back in your time Robert Bates lol
Matthew Geary lol
John Joseph Scannell sure I just see you in this U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602