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CISRS Accreditation Renewals in Oman & Nepal for Safety & Access

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Training specialists Safety & Access have announced that following recent stringent audits by CISRS their partner centres in Oman and Nepal have passed with flying...

Bamboo Scaffolding to be ‘Upcycled’ In China

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Hong Kong is backing the innovative upcycling of bamboo previously used as scaffolding on construction sites in the region. As a forward-thinking initiative, the practice...

Scaffolding catches fire after it was erected to remove fire risk cladding in Sydney

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Scaffolding dramatically caught fire in Sydney, Australia yesterday after the office block cladding was removed less than a week ago because of concerns sparked...

Makers of worlds first on-site Scaffolding Robot bags €1M in funding

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Munich based start-up Kewazo has successfully raised over 1 million euros of seed funding for their scaffolding robot. The funding will enable Kewazo to bring...

First overseas scaffolding CPD courses get underway

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Safety & Access in conjunction with their partners Special Technical Services (STS) in Oman has successfully delivered the first ever overseas scaffolding CPD courses. The...

First OSTS Scaffolding Supervisor Course Completed in Vietnam

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A dozen experienced scaffolders have completed the first CISRS Overseas Scaffolder Training Scheme (OSTS) course delivered in Vietnam. The scaffolders comprised of 11 men and...

Snake bite kills Scaffolder

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A 46-year-old scaffolder has been killed by an eastern brown snake in Queensland, Australia. Mr Aaron Bryant died after a 1.5m long juvenile eastern brown...

430 people evacuated from Hong Kong hospital after scaffolding catches fire

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Investigations are underway to determine the cause of a blaze on a bamboo scaffold surrounding a hospital in Hong Kong. More than 400 people had to...

Scaffold Training and Certification to be introduced in Sri Lanka

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Reports suggest Sri Lanka is about to introduce proper scaffolding training for the first time. The methods and techniques for erecting scaffolding in Sri Lanka...

Engineers Develop The World’s First On-Site Scaffolding Robot

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Boffins in Germany have developed a robot that climbs, carries and feeds scaffolding materials to scaffolders. Munich based start-up Kewazo in collaboration with robotics expert Infineon Technologies...
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