How to become a Scaffold Designer
The guys at 48.3 Scaffold Design have written this great Q & A on how to make the big step from being a Scaffolder...
How to get that first trip offshore
The working hours on most installations are normally 12hr shifts and in the North Sea it is normal to spend two or three weeks...
Hilti Impact Wrench: Guarantee will be void if used for scaffolding
Impact Wrench..
We have all heard about the benefits of using the impact wrench for erecting and dismantling scaffolding and some suggested it was the future...
Guest Post: Scaffolding in Power Plant Boilers
Nearly 40% of the world's electricity is generated by coal-fired power plants. With over 2,300 of these power plants worldwide, the impact of maintenance...
Guest design article: What is Effective Length ?
Guest Technical Article By IDH, The Independent Design House
IDH was incorporated in July 2011 and established to provide specialist Scaffold Design, Formwork Design & general Temporary Works Design consultancy...
What is scaffolding insurance, and do I need it?
Does your scaffolding business have the right type of insurance? If not, you could be putting you, your staff and your business at risk,...
Free working at height safety videos
The Access Industry Forum (AIF) have released free working at height videos that was filmed in May at the latest Safety & Health Expo in...
Training Centre Pilots New E-Portfolio For Scaffolding
Safety & Access are piloting a new digital portfolio system at it's Nottingham and Humberside centres.
Candidates will be able to complete their e-portfolios by uploading work based evidence which counts towards a...
Under Deck 2000 fitting
This old fitting is called the Under Deck 2000 it was developed by a offshore scaffolder called Ricky Morgan many years ago.
The fitting was...
Guest design article: How Do Ties Work ?
Guest Technical Article By IDH, The Independent Design House
IDH was incorporated in July 2011 and established to provide specialist Scaffold Design, Formwork Design & general Temporary Works Design consultancy...
