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Introduction
User Information
Ringlock
Never
Always
Never
Throw Ringlock scaffold equipment or any
other materials up or down.
Never
Undertake work at height when there is a
potential to fall without wearing your safety
harness correctly and clipping the lanyard
to a secure anchor point.
Never
Do any overhead or street work without dis-
playing warning signs, or segregating oth-
ers from the live working zone (barriers).
Never
Use any defective / modified equipment.
Never
Overload the scaffold you are erecting,
altering or dismantling with spare materials.
Never
Rest scaffold equipment against an object if
there is a potential for it to fall.
Never
Leave partly erected or dismantled scaf-
folds in an unsafe condition, (always ensure
adequate signage is displayed to warn oth-
ers).
Never
Accept an instruction from a customer or
anyone else that does not comply with
safety regulations or current legislation.
Never
Leave an exposed edge where people or
building materials could fall.
Never
Remove ties except when using trained
operatives, working to your agreed site
requirements and instructions without tech-
nical advice.
Never
Remove guardrails, toeboards, or brick
guards except when using trained opera-
tives, working to your agreed site require-
ments and instructions.
Never
Remove components or adapt the Ringlock
scaffolding with non-genuine equipment.
Never
Create gaps in platform by removing Rin-
glock Steel Planks from platform thus leav-
ing an exposed edge.
Never
Work on or use a Ringlock scaffold which is
being erected or dismantled.
Never
Remove ladders or staircases.
Never
Overload the scaffold.
Never
Undermine the scaffold by digging trenches
or foundations under or adjacent to it.
Never
Add sheeting or netting to scaffold without
the approval of the scaffold designer.
Never
Forklift loads directly onto access scaffold
(instead, use a loading tower).
WARNING
➤
Never take risks!
The odds are against you!
Always
Ensure all on-site users know for what pur-
pose the Ringlock scaffold is intended and
the load it is designed to support.
Always
Prepare the ground for the scaffold and the
load it will impose.
Always
Ensure that you provide agreed storage
areas for your Ringlock scaffolding on site
to reduce handling and prevent tripping
hazards.
Always
Keep access routes clear.
Always
Inspect your scaffold each time before use.
Always
Inspect your scaffolds and issue reports.
Always
Give consideration to the use of a tagging
system i.e. Scaftag.
Always
Prevent access to incomplete and/or
unsafe scaffolds and ensure that you have
'scaffold not to be used' signs in place.
Always
Inform the Scaffolding Manager if the scaf-
fold gets damaged, repairs can then be
arranged.
Always
Protect scaffold from damage by site plant.
Always
Ensure loads on the platform are evenly dis-
tributed.
Always
Consider the weight of the materials you are
loading on the scaffold and instruct opera-
tives on maximum loading.
Always
Instruct forklift driver on maximum loading.
Always
Instruct the operatives who will be using the
scaffold not to make any adaptations.
Always
Report scaffold defects to scaffolding con-
tractor - you may be saving a life.
WARNING
➤
Always look after your Ringlock Scaffolding!
Be safe!