High winds are thought to of caused a 40-meter run of scaffolding to topple onto parked cars in North Staffordshire.
SIX vehicles are thought to have been damaged after scaffolding tumbled onto them yesterday morning.
The incident in Loggerheads occurred as North Staffordshire continues to be battered by high winds.
Firefighters were called out to Co-op on Eccleshall Road at about 9.40am following reports of a 40-metre long scaffold falling down.
The crews noted that it had fallen on six vehicles parked close to the shop. It was dismantled and the area was made safe. They left the scene just after 2pm.
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Obviously a pathway,that’s why there’s no braces..so who would put a kicker along a pathway lol.dont think the mums with buggy’s would be happy lol..that’s why they plan braced it..the only thing that’s messed these up is not hilting it when they was putting the netting on.
wooburnpm Thanks for the retweet 🙂
That and doing a 3+3 wide scaffold with that high base out.
Think that was exactly what made it fall over lol
Only plan braced with netting and no ties asking for trouble
John Aaron Jones dyra gora iddi
Your all scaffoding perverts
Saving on boards yan
High winds ? No ties nettin on it ? Shakes head wants a show of cards…
The main problem is it’s only 3 boards wide … Why? There is plenty of room for 4+2 or 5+1U0001f648U0001f527
Go boil your head
Grammar not spelling dickhead U0001f602
Colin Kingsbury strikes again
The lack of sod pads and screwjacks is unsettling
A mag for scaffolding…..bet that’s a good read.
Monday to Sunday!
Bobby O’neill this has nothing to do with u yesterday does it mate ?
mattycrufc ScaffoldingNews only one lift high, at least put some Aberdeen’s in every other standard at least
mattycrufc ScaffoldingNews can u see any ties. No, plan bracing is ok but you can’t beat a ledger brace for stability. Badly erected, yes
Properly netted o the inside U0001f602U0001f602
no braces and kicker? its obvious it was pedestrian access hence the foam and plan braces. it just needed to be double on double with ties. costly lesson but I see worse every day
No braces ..netting didn’t help..oops
High winds are thought to *have*caused a 40-meter run. Ffs scaffmag, no wonder they call us scaffs thick
Someone’s gonna get ear bashing from gaffa come Monday morning lol
Josh Higgins o Dear
You mean no braces
Probs a Saturday morning job and finish U0001f629U0001f629
That is one messy insurance claim.
Omg no ties… Hard way to learn a easy lesson
Surpose there were pedestrians instead of cars ??? Bad skills ?
Dont park your cars under or near a scaffold,, ever!!!
Alan Blencowe…. Single lift, debris netting. No ties. __= trouble …..#schoolboyerror
No it wasn’t the high winds, it was the lack of ties! 4m high debris netted, no kicker lift
Ouch Joe Hamblin
This is what happens when people sheet scaffolding without knowing what they’re doing
Oh dear oh deary me !!!
Insufficient ties I bet
ScaffoldingNews any ties?