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Australian scaffolding industry put on notice

New data has revealed that nearly half of all construction sites in New South Wales (NSW) have non-compliant scaffolding. The NSW government has put the...

Sydney Scaffolding Collapse Kills Teen Apprentice

A large section of scaffolding has collapsed at a building site in Sydney killing an 18-year-old apprentice and seriously injuring another. Apprentice Christopher Cassantiti was...
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Scaffolding collapse leaves worker hanging off building and pedestrian critically injured

Three people have been injured, one critically after a scaffolding and construction elevator collapse in downtown Fort Worth, Texas USA. According to local media scaffolding and...

Qatari government backs CISRS OSTS

CISRS have announced that the Qatari government has placed an insistence for CISRS-trained operatives in all its major construction project scaffolding tenders. The procurement...

Global height safety company ‘Stop the Drops’ rebrands

The global safety company 'Stop the Drops' have rebranded, the company are now known as 'Gripps' and are offering new and exciting products and innovations...

New scaffolder training centre opens in Qatar

Safety and Access and Aecor International Training have gained Overseas Scaffolders Training (OSTS) accreditation from CISRS for a new centre in Al Khor, Qatar. The...

One dead after scaffolding collapse in Belgium

Seven stories high scaffold has collapsed killing one and seriously injuring another at a hotel building in Antwerp, Belgium. The collapse is positioned directly outside the...

Altrad Cape awarded three-year scaffolding contract in KSA

Altrad has announced its Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) subsidiary, RB Hilton Saudi Arabia, has secured a three-year maintenance contract with Sadara Chemical Company...

Four Workers Dead After Scaffolding Collapses At Multi Storey Building

A large section of scaffolding has collapsed after a tractor-trailer, used for loading and unloading materials, accidentally backed into the scaffolding according to sources. Four...

First CISRS Approved Scaffolding Training Centre Opens In Doha

The overseas arm of CISRS the (OSTS) Overseas Scaffolding Training Scheme has once again increased it's reach in the Middle East with the addition...

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