TG20:13 Launches At Media Event In London

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TG20:13 Launches At Media Event In London

After a huge investment from the NASC and two years work in the making, TG20:13 has finally been launched for general sale.

The long awaited TG20:13 guidance has today (25th February) been launched by the National Access and Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) at an event in the centre of London. With an estimated development cost of around £600,000 and two years hard work from CADS & NASC, TG20:13 (Technical Guidelines for tube and fitting scaffolding) has been produced with support from the HSE,UKCG and CITB. The new guidance replaces TG20:08 which will be officially withdrawn 30th June 2014. ScaffMag travelled down to London to cover the media launch seminar that was held at the prestigious Centerpoint building in the heart of the city. NASC Managing Director Robin James introduced the 70+ invited guests to the new revolutionary guidance with in depth presentations from Terry Roberts (CADS) and Simon Hughes (Simian Risk). Both gave great informative presentations of the guidance and demonstrated the amazing and quite magical eGuide. During his presentation Simon Hughes commented:
“TG20:13 will be one of the biggest changes within the scaffolding industry in recent times. Many grey areas have now become black and white with the release of this revolutionary guidance.” Simon also added: “The release of this document will be a steep learning curve for the scaffolding industry.”
While the scaffolding industry gets to grips with the new guidance the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) have announced they will not in-force TG20:13 during a so called “Bedding In” period. To help bring scaffolding contractors across the country up to speed with the new guidance the NASC have produced Tool box talk videos and a eGuide FAQ that can be found here. Non NASC members prices for the new suite will be:
  • TG20:13 Full Suite £995.00 +VAT
  • TG20:13 eGuide £500.00 +VAT
  • TG20:13 Operational Guide £250.00
  • TG20:13 Design Guide £250.00
  • TG20:13 Pocket User Guide £6.00
Purchasers of standalone TG20:13 publications are required to have previously ordered the full suite first. All elements of TG20:13 are available to buy NOW from the NASC website TG20:13 Full Suite Includes:
  1. TG20:13 Operational Guide. A full-colour, brand new, 224-page guide containing detailed practical guidance for most common types of scaffolding supported by structural research and calculation. Guidance is provided for an expanded range of standard structures which includes independent scaffolding, interior birdcages, chimney stack scaffolds, loading bays, ladder-access towers, free-standing towers, lift shaft towers and putlog scaffolding. A NEW range of TG20 ‘compliance sheets’ is included for these structures.
  2. TG20:13 Design Guide. Intended predominantly for engineers and designers, this 206-page document provides technical data, commentary, and source material for use by competent and suitably qualified scaffold designers in circumstances which are outside the scope of standard solutions provided in the TG20:13 Operational Guide and TG20:13 e-Guide software.
  3. TG20:13 e-Guide. Designed for Mac, PC and tablet use, making it extremely easy to check scaffolds for TG20:13 compliance digitally, with user-friendly software which will facilitate printing and circulation of details of TG20 compliant structures by email. The TG20:13 e-Guide calculates and prints compliance sheets for TG20 compliant scaffolding. It allows TG20 to incorporate a wide range of scaffolding configurations, and calculates safe heights, tie duties and leg loads.
  4. TG20:13 User Guide. A 32-page, full-colour pocket guide in A6 format. This document summarises clearly the requirements for TG20 compliant scaffolding and offers indispensable guidance to the scaffolding operative on-site.
TG20:13 Suite  

TG20:13 on the cusp of being released for general sale..

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TG20:13 on the cusp of being released for general sale..

TG20:13

As the social media promotion of TG20:13  heats up and the announcement of regional NASC seminars, are we in the final week before the anticipated release of this new technical guidance for scaffolding?

The answer to this question is ‘yes’, rumours are many NASC members have already started to receive their one free copy of the guidance. Once on general sale contractors will be able to purchase the full suite from the NASC website at a rumoured cost of £1,000 for the full four-piece TG20:13 ‘suite’. ScaffMag will have more confirmed details for our readers early next week after attending a NASC conference in London. So what is going to be included in the awaited suite?
  1.  TG20:13 Operational Guide. A full-colour, brand new, 224-page guide containing detailed practical guidance for most common types of scaffolding supported by structural research and calculation. Guidance is provided for an expanded range of standard structures which includes independent scaffolding, interior birdcages, chimney stack scaffolds, loading bays, ladder-access towers, free-standing towers, lift shaft towers and putlog scaffolding. A NEW range of TG20 ‘compliance sheets’ is included for these structures.
  2.  TG20:13 Design Guide. Intended predominantly for engineers and designers, this 206-page document provides technical data, commentary, and source material for use by competent and suitably qualified scaffold designers in circumstances which are outside the scope of standard solutions provided in the TG20:13 Operational Guide and TG20:13 e-Guide software.
  3. TG20:13 e-Guide. Designed for Mac, PC and tablet use, making it extremely easy to check scaffolds for TG20:13 compliance digitally, with user-friendly software which will facilitate printing and circulation of details of TG20 compliant structures by email. The TG20:13 e-Guide calculates and prints compliance sheets for TG20 compliant scaffolding. It allows TG20 to incorporate a wide range of scaffolding configurations, and calculates safe heights, tie duties and leg loads.
  4. TG20:13 User Guide. A 32-page, full-colour pocket guide in A6 format. This document summarises clearly the requirements for TG20 compliant scaffolding and offers indispensable guidance to the scaffolding operative on-site.
     

NASC To Hold Regional TG20:13 Seminars For NON Members.

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NASC To Hold Regional TG20:13 Seminars For NON Members.

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As the publication of the eagerly awaited TG20:13 grows ever closer, The NASC has announced they will be holding five, free regional seminars across the UK during the month of March.

The TG20:13 (Technical Guidance for tube and fitting scaffolding) regional seminars are open to principal contractors, client bodies, local authorities, health and safety consultants and scaffolding contractors. Pre-registration is required for attendance at the seminars (on a first-come first-served basis) via the NASC website due to the anticipated level of demand. Each of the regional seminars will take place from 2.00-4.00pm and will feature two separate TG20:13 presentations. The first presentation will take the form of an introduction to TG20:13 by Terry Roberts (CADS, technical authors of TG20:13) and will highlight the main features of the revised guidance. The second presentation will consider the implementation of TG20:13 by the scaffolding sector and the wider construction industry and will be delivered by Simon Hughes (Simian Risk). Each of the presentations will be followed by a Question and Answer session. The two TG20:13 presentations will be followed by a shorter presentation by David Mosley (NASC Director of Training and CISRS Scheme Manager) who will update on scaffolding industry training requirements. The event will conclude with a further brief presentation by Robin James (NASC Managing Director) who will discuss the benefits of using NASC member companies for scaffolding requirements. Dates and locations of the NASC TG20:13 Regional Seminars
  • Tuesday 4th March, South West & South Wales region @ Battleborough Grange, Brent Knoll
  • Wednesday 5th March, Midlands region @ Aston Wood GC, Sutton Coldfield
  • Thursday 6th March, Northern & North Wales region @ Holiday Inn, Barnsley (off M1 Junction 37)
  • Thursday 13th March, Scotland & Northern Ireland region @ NCC Scotland, Inchinnan
  • Tuesday 18th March, London/SE region @ Chamber of Shipping, London SE1.
Attendance at the TG20:13 regional seminars will be strictly limited to two individuals per company/organisation at each seminar location. Those wishing to attend one of these seminars must pre-register their attendance in the first instance by completing the TG20:13 Regional Seminar pre-registration form on the NASC website www.nasc.org.uk Robin James (NASC Managing Director) said:
“The TG20:13 regional seminars are a great opportunity to get to grips with the greatly enhanced and user-friendly revised Technical Guidance, and to learn more about CISRS training as well as the benefits of using NASC members. We are confident that representatives from the wider industry will find the seminar content extremely useful and will go away with a greater understanding of TG20:13. Subject to take-up and demand, further TG20:13 regional seminars will be conducted later on in the year.”
To pre-register your attendance at one of the NASC TG20:13 Regional Seminars, please visit www.nasc.org.uk and complete the TG20:13 Regional Seminar registration form on the home page. And to enquire about NASC membership, please email [email protected] or call 020 7822 7400.

DSL Win Safety Award For Grangmouth Refinery

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DSL Win Safety Award For Grangmouth Refinery

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DSL Industrial Services Division have been awarded a Bronze Safety Certificate for their outstanding performance in 2013 by their client INEOS on the Grangmouth petrochemical plant and oil refinery Site.

INEOS set a very strict safety criteria which has to be attained to merit an award and this recognition shows the dedication and commitment from all DSL employees in meeting that criteria. Industrial Services Senior Operations Manager for the INEOS Site Jim Salkeld Said:
 “Safety is paramount to our business and DSL  are extremely proud to receive this award in our first year and it shows the level of commitment to safety from our workforce across the Site”.
Industrial Services Divisional Director Chris Foulkes commented:
 “This award to DSL is recognition by INEOS of the Divisions continued ongoing focus in delivering a “ best in class” safety and operational performance across the INEOS facility. I would like to personally thank DSL Senior Operation Manager, Jim Salkeld, and his on site management team, for their leadership and ongoing  performance, contributing towards us receiving this award. The challenge to us all is to maintain our focus on delivering and achieving Safety excellence across the INEOS Site and the rest of the business”.

Farrans Construction Ltd fined 15k after fall from low guard-rail height

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Farrans Construction Ltd fined 15k after fall from low guard-rail height
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Rosie Maternity Hospital where the incident happened.

Belfast-based Farrans Construction Ltd has been prosecuted by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) after a engineer was severely injured when he fell down a lift shaft at a construction site in Cambridge.

Farrans Construction Ltd was prosecuted yesterday and fined £10,000 and £5,225 costs after an investigation by the HSE found that guard-rails placed across the entrance to the lift shaft did not meet the statutory height requirement. Cambridge magistrates heard that Mr Moore, an experienced lift engineer, was working on the top floor of a new three-storey annex under construction, and was preparing the shaft ahead of a lift installation. He was about to bring up further equipment from a floor below when he fell into the lift shaft and fell nine metres. He was discovered at the bottom of the shaft by a subcontractor working nearby. Terry Moore, 51, from Wisbech, suffered fractures to his left foot, shoulder, lower spine and pelvis, and was unable to work for several months as a result of the incident at Rosie Maternity Hospital – part of Addenbrooke’s – on 29 March 2012. The HSE’s investigation found that that the guard-rails placed across the entrance to the upper floor shaft were 908mm high, which is 42mm short of the 950mm required by regulations. The court was told that although it could not be proven that the height discrepancy was a factor in the fall, it was a serious safety failing. Farrans Construction Ltd, of Dunmurry, Belfast, was fined £10,000 and ordered to pay £5,225 costs after pleading guilty to a single breach of the Work at Height Regulations 2005. HSE inspector John Berezansky said:
“Farrans Construction Ltd failed to implement a well-known industry standard regarding the height of the barriers across the lift shaft entrance. “This standard has been in place for a considerable number of years, and it clearly states that the top guard rail must be at least 950mm above the edge from which any person is liable to fall. That is an absolute requirement and the onus is on employers to ensure this standard is met at all times. “Construction work is a high-risk activity where falls account for a large proportion of all deaths and serious injuries. The end result here is that Mr Moore, an experienced engineer, sustained horrific injuries and could easily have been killed.”

CISRS Revise Scaffold Inspection Training Scheme (SITS)

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CISRS Revise Scaffold Inspection Training Scheme (SITS)

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CISRS are in the process of revising the Scaffold Inspection Training Scheme (SITS) – in view of the imminent publication of the NASC’s TG20:13 Technical Guidance for tube and fitting scaffolding (TG20).

Training expert, Simon Hughes of Simian Skills Ltd has been drafted in by CISRS to review the CISRS SITS courses and add the necessary detail to both the Basic and Advanced SITS courses, specifically in relation to the new TG20 guidelines. Mr Hughes is also working closely with CISRS to produce a new ‘What has changed in TG20’ guidance document, to update and assist all CISRS training. Following the introduction of TG20:13, the decision has been made to add an extra day to the Basic SITS course, making it three days in duration. This is to accommodate the extra detail and structures included within the new TG20:13 guidance. Work is nearing completion and the new courses should be available to CISRS approved providers by the end of February/early March, in order to give them a chance to familiarise themselves with the new format. The new SITS courses will go live from March 31st, with the new three day Basic SITS course becoming mandatory from 30th June 2014. Those who have already pre-booked a CISRS two-day course with an approved provider prior to the 30th June 2014 cut-off date will still be allowed to attend the course and will be eligible to apply for a CISRS Basic Inspection card upon completion. Alternatively, CISRS recommends that clients contact their provider to rearrange to attend the new three day course (NB: there may be an additional fee for doing so). The Advanced SITS will not be affected as much by the introduction of TG20:13, as it covers more complex designs which are not included within the scope of the new NASC Technical Guidelines, but some minor revisions are underway to accommodate changes caused by TG20:13. Scheme Manager, Dave Mosley said:
“The introduction of TG20:13 will have a profound effect on the industry and will affect all CISRS courses. It has become evident that we require an additional day to be added to the Basic SITS course, to accommodate all the changes. “CISRS believe that the Basic SITS course is the essential foundation for anyone looking to inspect scaffolds. As such, it is imperative that the course covers the relevant topics in the appropriate depth – hence the revisions. “The decision to increase the course duration to three days has not been taken lightly – and we realise this will have an effect on planned training programmes for 2014. However, we feel that the additional content is correct and relevant and therefore the extra day is required. “One of the criticisms levelled at inspection training (and which has been a bugbear of the industry since the inception of inspection courses) is that ‘someone with very little knowledge of the industry can attend a two day course then go out and inspect scaffolding.’ CISRS are constantly striving to alter that opinion, through better training. “CISRS previously adopted the two day duration as that was the industry norm. However, we felt it was always something that may need to be revisited at some point – and the publication of TG20:13 has made it apparent that the information which needs to be passed onto an individual attending a Basic inspection course cannot be imparted within two days. “Additionally, all individuals involved in scaffold inspection – regardless of whether they have attended a CISRS two or three day course – will need to ensure that they obtain a copy of the new TG20:13 suite of documents and become fully conversant with its contents.”
Source: NASC Press Release

Cape subsidiary wins new Saudi scaffolding contracts

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Cape subsidiary wins new Saudi scaffolding contracts

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Global industrial services firm Cape PLC told London South East its subsidiary RB Hilton Saudi Arabia Co has won two new contracts worth £20 million.

The first, with Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co Ltd, is to supply and install scaffolding, painting and insulation works on the MBAC Alumina Refinery Project at Ras Al Khair in Saudi Arabia. The contract runs for six months to May. The second contract is with GS Construction Arabia Ltd at the Rabigh II Project, Interconnecting PKG, in Saudi Arabia. This project will run until February 2015 and includes scaffolding, painting, insulation and fireproofing works. The Rabigh II petrochemical plant produces a number of products including ethylene propylene rubber. GS Construction Arabia Ltd is the local registered subsidiary of GS Engineering & Construction Corp, a Korea-based company mainly engaged in the construction and civil engineering businesses.

Scaffolders unite for charity football match

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Scaffolders from Hertel and Interserve will do battle on the pitch in a bid to raise money to help support the family of a Merseyside mum who tragically died of leukaemia.

33-year-old Claire Mandaluff passed away at home with her family after a four year battle with the disease, leaving partner Gavin O’ Hara to look after their two girls, Tillie, 8, and Florence, 1. Gavin’s colleagues from scaffold company Hertel, based at Stanlow, will join together with fellow scaffold workers from Interserve, based in  Runcorn, for a charity football game to be played at the BA Flinders St on Saturday 25th January (kick off 11am). Organisers Anthony Godfrey and Darren McGill have also set up a night of entertainment afterwards, which will include raffles and auctions, at the Shakespeare public house in Williamson Square Liverpool city centre. All proceeds will go Claire’s family. News source: http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/charity-football-match-raise-funds-6529565

XERVON Palmers launches health & safety initiative

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XERVON Palmers launches health & safety initiative

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Scaffolding contractor XERVON Palmers, has launched an in-house health and safety initiative – the Safety Recognition Scheme (SRS) – aiming to maintain and encourage the improvement of standards in scaffolding access provision for users and customers, through the recognition of excellence in services.

The innovative XERVON Palmers scheme was launched in December 2013 and its key aim is to encourage all to maintain and improve a safe working environment, through recognising good health and safety practice at work – with a series of awards available to employees for delivering excellence in safe scaffolding and access working practices. Nominations for the SRS will be generated from one employee to another, and can include groups, as well as individuals. And the SRS monthly and quarterly awards include one extra day’s holiday with pay, plus a monthly/quarterly £100 charitable donation made by XERVON Palmers to the winners’ charity of choice. And the top SRS annual award is a weekend break in the UK for two (with the winner of the 2013 to be announced in January 2014). The introduction of the monthly, quarterly and annual Safety Recognition Scheme invites all XERVON Palmers staff members, direct employees, agency & part time workers to nominate a colleague for the safety recognition awards. A special SRS monthly ‘Recognition Panel’ (made up of a project manager, safety advisor and supervisor) judge which of the applicants is the winner each month, with each area or significant project having its own recognition panel. Then each monthly winner’s submission from the preceding three months will be considered by the Quarterly Recognition Scheme Panel (which will be made up of XERVON Palmers Managing Director and Company Operations Manager) to determine a quarterly winner. SRS award winners will be judged on proactive solutions and behaviours like sound safety observations, sensible interventions, making safety suggestions, reporting ‘close calls,’ being influential at safety meetings and other positive contributions when assisting safety inspections and tours. Winners of the monthly award will be announced the second Monday of the following month, with quarterly winners being announced Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, and the overall 2014 Annual SRS Award winner will be unveiled in January 2015, after consideration of all the monthly and quarterly winners and consultation between the XERVON Palmers Managing Director and Company Operations Manager. XERVON Palmers MD, Donald Morrison & Company Operations Manager, Andy O’Connor launched the new SRS program in December 2013 and awarded the first monthly – and 2013 annual – winner based on December monthly nominees. The inaugural winner was Mick Burrows – who won the annual accolade and a weekend away for his outstanding safety contribution on the Kingston Bridge Project. Ian McFarlane, Director for Business & Project Development at XERVON Palmers said:
“Congratulations to Mick for being our first SRS 2013 Annual award winner. Whilst working on a night shift, XERVON Palmers and our key subcontractor Envirowrap were requested to work in two areas instead of the planned one. When Mick reviewed the works, he ascertained that the second work area had very poor lighting, plus there was an added danger of a live high voltage third line very close by, combined with the fact that there was only one Controller of Site Safety (COSS) available on site. So, Mick Burrows sensibly took it upon himself to act by stopping work and deciding to revert to the original plan of working in one area at a time. This meant the COSS and lighting could be concentrated in one area rather than depleted across two, meaning operations could carry on safely avoiding a potential accident. “This new reward-led initiative will help us continue to set the highest possible standards in health and safety in the scaffolding and access industry. It’s all part of a wider aim to maintain, improve and encourage our existing safety-focused, skilled working teams to ensure that the operations we provide for our clients are executed safely. “We encourage all to think and take time out to ensure they protect themselves, the public and those around them when they are at work – and when good behaviors such as Mick’s are observed we should reward and recognise those individuals who work with safety at the forefront of their mind.”
Donald Morrison, CEO of XERVON Palmers added:
“We are a company that believes we can all make the difference, working as a team, hence our company slogan ‘Where the people make the difference’. The new SRS scheme is another tool to help us continue to create safer behaviours in our working environment; initiatives like this create win-win positions by raising standards in health and safety in our industry. “As ever this starts with our own efforts to collectively improve standards where we can in-house, this combined with the fact that the scheme helps improve motivation & boost staff morale and we are able to contribute to deserving charity causes are all added bonuses.”

Scaffolding fees to soar by 9% in Brighton and Hove

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Scaffolding fees to soar by 9% in Brighton and Hove

Local news has reported that Scaffolding fees are set to soar by 9% in the Brighton and Hove area.

The reports suggest that from April, Scaffolding firms wanting to erect jobs will have to pay £60 for the first six weeks the structure is there – an increase from £55 (9.1%). Companies will have to pay the same amount to keep it there for every eight weeks after following a similar rise. Despite a last minute bid from Conservative councillors to reduce the rise to an inflationary 2.5%, the plan was voted through by other elected members. The local authority said the increase was to bring it up to the same level of charging as neighbouring authorities. Conservative councillor Graham Cox said:
“I think it is an unnecessary tax on the very people we should be encouraging to get on with construction, building and renewing our beautiful buildings.”
In response, Green councillor Christopher Hawtree said:
“I’m not sure any business will collapse because they cannot afford an extra £3.50 for scaffolding.”
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