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SG7:19Risk Assessments & Method Statements (RAMS)

January 2019

Risk Assessments & Method Statements (RAMS) are integral to all management systems and can be used in isolation, on their own, or integrated; this will be dependent on the activity, the risks and client requirements. RAMS are designed to ensure everyone who can be affected by the activity is considered and hazards are eliminated at source or if this is not possible the risks should be controlled and reduced as far as is reasonably practicable to an acceptable level, to ensure accidents and incidents do not occur.

A Risk Assessment (RA) is a process of establishing what could cause harm, who may be harmed, what the potential of the hazard and the people coming together are, what standard controls are in place, and does the hazard’s location / environment present additional risks. The competent person will decide on what can be done and will detail the residual risks and the required control measures. Only when the RA has been completed, reviewed and briefed to the workforce, can works commence.

This RA is usually done in conjunction with a Method Statement (MS), which is also sometimes called a Plan of Work or a Scaffold Assembly, Use & Dismantle Plan (AUD).

A Method Statement (AUD Plan) is a systematic process of listing the steps required to complete an activity; this is done in sequential order, and is usually undertaken in conjunction with a RA, to produce a RAMS (often also described as a Safe System of Work).

The templates devised to accompany this safety guidance note are seen as best practice across the industry, and sections can be deleted or added as the activity requires. The templates are there to assist and should not be simply printed off and passed on as being complete documents, once they have been up-dated as necessary they become the property of the author (and once printed become uncontrolled) however many companies will have their own templates which are equally acceptable depending on their own management system, external accreditation i.e. OHSAS 18001 registration and client requirements.

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A Guide To Risk Assessments

1. INTRODUCTION

This guidance outlines how employers should undertake their risk assessments as required by the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations. As employers you must carry out an assessment to identify the hazards, evaluate the risks to employees and identify any control measures which should be implemented. Remember you are assessing those activities you carry out on a daily basis.

The following is primarily directed at scaffolding operations. However, employers must also consider the ancillary operations related to any storage yard, maintenance and transport activities. Some of the guidance that follows therefore relates to this.

2. IDENTIFY TASKS / ACTIVITIES

Your first step is to prepare an inventory of all the key work tasks under your control. Tasks to be considered can range from something as simple as inspecting a scaffold, to something as large and complex as constructing a cantilever scaffold for a bridge.

3. DETERMINE THE HAZARDS

Having drawn up your inventory of key tasks, the next stage is for you to identify the inherent hazards associated with the task.

What Is A Hazard?A hazard is the potential to cause harm.

You must identify all the key hazards associated with the activities which have the potential to cause harm.

So What Type of Hazards Could Cause Harm?Listed below are a number of examples, which are regular causes of serious and fatal accidents or ill health:Falls from height of people and objectsElectrical contactStriking by moving vehiclesContact with moving machineryContact with hazardous substances

Fire and explosionStructural collapseSlips, trips and fallsManual HandlingNoise

Any persons who have genuine grounds for concern on safety matters are encouraged to raise them with their Supervisor, line manager or company’s human resources department, without fear of discrimination or persecution. Everyone has the right to stop work if they feel it is unsafe.

4. WHO IS AT RISK?

You must consider all potential groups, not just those employees directly involved in the task. You must consider others who might be affected by the activities. This will include employees, delivery drivers, subcontractors, visitors, the general public and trespassers.

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5. ASSESS SIGNIFICANT RISKS

What is risk?Risk is the likelihood that harm will result in a particular situation or circumstance.

Thus, having identified the existence of a hazard, you must assess its level of risk in order to identify and prioritise your control measures. Many techniques have been developed over the years, however you should recognise that risk assessment is not a precise science and there are no specific rules or requirements as to how you quantify the risk. Therefore, to assess the significant risks of a particular hazard you must ask yourself the following questions:

• What is the likelihood or probability of an accident or incident occurring?

• What would be the severity, in terms of injury, damage and loss?

• What would be the approximate number of the people affected?

• What is the frequency of exposure to risk?

• What is the maximum possible loss?

A process of risk rating may assist you in deciding if the likelihood of loss is high, medium or low.

Risk Rating Matrix

PROBABILITY

SEVERITY

Fatality

Major (broken bone, in-patient, occupational disease)

Minor (laceration, first aid)

Negligible (scratch, bruise, etc)

Improbable (virtually zero)

Remote (unlikely)

Possible (could occur)

Probable (occur several

times)

Certainty (definitely

occur)

None

Action PrioritiesHIGH

MEDIUM

LOW

There are various versions of a risk rating matrix, and you are free to select one which works with your management system. How this one works is by assessing the severity if an incident occurred and then assessing the probability, if you then take a line from each point where they meet is the rating for example, if you believe the severity is Major and the probability is Possible, it will fall into the medium risk as can be shown by the arrows. This process should be used to qualify your decisions when assessing potential and residual risk.

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6. CONSIDER AND INTRODUCE CONTROL

Once you have identified your hazards and assessed their risks, you should consider whether the existing control measures you have in place are adequate to prevent injury and protect people; they may already reduce the risk sufficiently in terms of what needs to be done to comply with relevant statutory provisions.

7. RECORD THE FINDINGS

Employers with five or more employees must record the significant findings of their assessment. Employers must pass on information to their employees about significant risks and the steps they have taken to control them, even where they employ less than five people.

8. REVIEW AND REVISE

Regulation 3(3) of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations requires that you review your risk assessment where “there is reason to suspect that it is no longer valid: or there has been a significant change in the matters to which it relates”. You should also remember that the implementation of any control measures will not themselves ensure adequate control unless their effectiveness is reviewed.

9. FURTHER REFERENCE

HSE Website – Risk Assessment http://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/index.htm

HSE Guidance – Five Steps to Risk Assessment http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg163.pdf

Note for members:A pro-forma Risk Assessment is available in electronic format from the member’s area at www.nasc.org.uk

NB: The example provided is generic and is by no means the finished document, you will need to make it specific to the environment you are working in, and it will require up-dating as per your own & Client procedures / rules. These examples can be amended / copied to suit your own templates, systems and polices as necessary.

A Guide to Method Statements (Scaffold Assembly, Use & Dismantle Plans)

1. INTRODUCTION

Scaffold Assembly, Use & Dismantle Plan(s) (AUD) / Method Statement(s) are used within the construction industry as a means of describing the sequence and manner in which scaffolding operations are undertaken. Scaffold AUD Plans /MS must address the health and safety issues involved in carrying out the work.

2. LEGAL REQUIREMENTS

There are various statutory requirements relating to the need to carry out detailed planning for health and safety. In accordance with The Work at Height Regulations 2005 an assembly, use and dismantling plan shall be drawn up by a competent person. A copy of the plan shall be kept available for the use of persons concerned in the assembly, use, dismantling or alteration of scaffolding until it has been dismantled.

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Section (2) (a) of the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974, requires the provision and maintenance of safe systems of work that are, so far as is reasonably practicable, safe and without risks to health. Specific legislation may require the use of formal permits to work, either directly or by implication as a means of compliance.

Further requirements for safe systems of work are contained in The Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations, which place duties on employees to follow the systems and procedures set up for their protection following risk assessment.

3. METHOD STATEMENT

Scaffold AUD Plans / MS should be specific for the intended work.

The AUD / MS should be discussed with the personnel involved, as a task briefing and they should sign on to the AUD / MS to signify understanding.

An AUD / MS should not be over complex and should be understood by those carrying out the work. In the event of a need for (a), deviation from the AUD / MS, the work should stop until the risks have been reassessed and any additional control measures have been identified and implemented. The changes to the AUD / MS would then be discussed and agreed with the customer and the changes explained to the Scaffolders, with their sign on to the amended AUD / MS to signify understanding.

4. CONTENT OF THE AUD PLAN / METHOD STATEMENT

Whilst the content of the AUD / MS will vary according to the scale and complexity of the job and level of risk involved, the document as a minimum should address, but not be limited to, the following issues:

What is to be done? The scope of the work to be carried out including the duty of the scaffold and any sheeting requirements and the methods to be used for tying the structure

Where is it to be done? The location of the work being carried out

When is it to be done? Dates and time or by sequence of events, or following other operations

Who is to do it? Number and type of personnel, including the names and any specific skills, training or qualifications required?

How will it be done? Plant, equipment and material required including access, storage and handling

The safe means of access and egress The means of ensuring a safe place of work The method and sequence of operations

Any specific limitations or constraints regarding the work. e.g. overhead / underground power lines, out of sequence working, adverse weather

Emergency procedures

Details of PPE required and other measures such as barriers, signs and rescue equipment

Details of any measures to protect third parties or members of the public

Scaffold inspections Handover and inspection arrangements. Clarify who is inspecting the scaffold, the customer or the scaffolding contractor

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References It may be necessary to cross-refer to design drawings, specifications, procedures, job specific risk assessments or permits to work

Date and originator Signature and date of the person completing the Scaffold Plan

Signatures required The AUD / MS should be signed by all personnel carrying out the work, to confirm that they have seen and understood the contents

Any new personnel introduced to the work must be briefed on the AUD /MS & sign to confirm that they understand the content.

The following system controls also need to be specified:

Communications Arrangements for ensuring that all parties involved understand the AUD / MS and their part in it.

Supervision Arrangements for ensuring that the work proceeds according to the AUD / MS

Amendments Arrangements for agreeing modifications to the AUD / MS and communicating them to those concerned.

Validation Arrangements for ensuring that the (proposed) AUD / MS is reviewed by both the contractor producing it and by the principal contractor.

Revisions How these are implemented and communicated to operatives, customer/users

Contact Telephone Number Supervisor and Emergency number(s)

9. FURTHER REFERENCE

There are various statutory requirements relating to the need to carry out detailed planning for health and safety. In accordance with The Work at Height Regulations 2005 an assembly, use and dismantling plan shall be drawn up by a competent person. A copy of the plan shall be kept available for the use of persons concerned in the assembly, use, dismantling or alteration of scaffolding until it has been dismantled.

HSE Website – The Work at Height Regulations http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/735/contents/made Appendix 1 Risk Assessment Pro-forma populated with standard controls. Appendix 2 Scaffold Assembly, Use & Dismantle Plan(s) {AUD} / Method Statement(s)

Note for members:The above 2 appendices are available in electronic format from the members’ area at www.nasc.org.uk and attached as uncontrolled copies to this guidance note.

NB: The example provided is generic and is by no means the finished document, you will need to make it specific to the environment you are working in, and it will require up-dating as per your own and Client procedures / rules. These examples can be amended / copied to suit your own templates, systems and polices as necessary.

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car

ry a

bas

ic tr

avel

ling

first

aid

kit

in th

eir v

ans.

• O

pera

tives

will

initi

ally

repo

rt an

y in

cide

nt/a

ccid

ent t

o th

eir i

mm

edia

te S

uper

viso

r and

site

.

Add

ition

al P

roce

dure

s

Envi

ronm

enta

l Im

pact

• Al

l our

mat

eria

ls w

ill b

e re

mov

ed fr

om s

ite o

n co

mpl

etio

n of

our

wor

ks a

nd re

cycl

ed.

• Sc

affo

ld b

oard

s w

ill b

e FS

C o

r PE

FC c

ertif

ied,

oth

er ti

mbe

r will

be

certi

fied

subj

ect t

o sp

ecifi

c co

ntra

ct c

ondi

tions

.

• Pa

ckag

ing

mat

eria

ls w

ill b

e se

greg

ated

into

the

appr

opria

te o

n si

te d

ispo

sal b

ins

or b

e re

mov

ed fr

om s

ite.

• N

oise

may

be

an is

sue

if w

ork

is o

utsi

de o

f the

agr

eed

site

wor

king

hou

rs.

• W

here

pla

nt o

r equ

ipm

ent i

s se

rvic

ed o

r fue

led

on s

ite, C

OSH

H a

sses

smen

ts w

ill b

e av

aila

ble

for t

he s

ubst

ance

s in

use

.

• Pl

ant r

efue

ling

will

be

unde

rtake

n in

agr

eed

area

s, s

pill

kits

will

be

avai

labl

e.

• N

o ot

her s

ubst

ance

s th

at a

re s

ubje

ct to

the

CO

SHH

regu

latio

ns w

ill b

e us

ed o

n si

te.

N A S C11 of 16

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atem

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00

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f 8

Sequ

ence

/ W

ork

Met

hod

/ Pro

cedu

re fo

r Er

ectio

n

• O

pera

tives

will

be

brie

fed

at th

e po

int o

f wor

k an

d th

e re

leva

nt h

azar

ds a

nd c

ontro

l mea

sure

s w

ill b

e ex

plai

ned.

• N

O w

ork

is to

pro

ceed

unt

il th

e su

rface

on

whi

ch th

e sc

affo

ld is

to b

e co

nstru

cted

on

has

been

insp

ecte

d an

d ac

cept

ed a

s be

ing

fit fo

r pur

pose

and

cap

able

of

with

stan

ding

the

load

s to

be

plac

ed u

pon

it. O

pera

tives

will

wor

k w

ith d

ue c

are

and

cons

ider

atio

n of

the

surr

ound

ings

.

• Al

l mat

eria

l will

be

insp

ecte

d on

an

item

for i

tem

bas

is a

nd w

ill o

nly

be u

sed

if cl

ean

/ ser

vice

d an

d fit

for u

se.

• Se

tting

out

sha

ll be

the

resp

onsi

bilit

y of

the

fore

man

sca

ffold

er w

ith d

atum

line

s or

mea

sure

men

ts g

iven

by

the

clie

nt.

• C

onst

ruct

ion

of a

ny s

truct

ure

shal

l at a

ll tim

es b

e ca

rrie

d ou

t STR

ICTL

Y in

acc

orda

nce

with

the

late

st v

ersi

on o

f NA

SC d

ocum

ent S

G4.

Thi

s gu

idan

ce

show

s th

e m

etho

ds o

f wor

k th

at c

ompl

y w

ith th

e re

quire

men

ts o

f the

The

Wor

k at

Hei

ght R

egul

atio

ns 2

005

and

to c

ompl

y w

ith g

uida

nce

on “C

OLL

ECTI

VE

S

AFET

Y”.

• Fo

r stru

ctur

es o

f mor

e th

an o

ne li

ft th

en o

pera

tives

will

use

a “S

CAF

FOLD

ERS

STE

P” (o

r sim

ilar)

to fi

x th

e gu

ardr

ail i

n pl

ace

prio

r to

acce

ssin

g th

e ne

xt li

ft.

• Ea

ch li

ft sh

all b

e co

mpl

eted

as

wor

k pr

ogre

sses

and

will

be

fitte

d w

ith a

sin

gle

guar

drai

l to

offe

r the

ope

rativ

es a

saf

e w

orki

ng a

rea

know

n as

the

“SC

AFFO

LDER

S S

AFE

ZO

NE

.”

• If

wor

k go

es p

ast d

aily

bre

ak ti

mes

, the

sca

ffold

s w

ill b

e cl

osed

and

“IN

CO

MPL

ETE

” sig

ns fi

tted.

• La

dder

s w

ill b

e fit

ted,

tied

as

requ

ired

and

left

in p

lace

for s

afe

acce

ss th

roug

hout

the

wor

ks.

• Fo

r stru

ctur

es s

uch

as s

afet

y ed

ge p

rote

ctio

n or

layd

owns

our

ope

rativ

es m

ust w

ork

with

in a

saf

e zo

ne o

r mus

t ens

ure

the

use

of s

afet

y fa

ll ar

rest

eq

uipm

ent t

hat i

s su

itabl

e fo

r the

job.

• W

hen

the

wor

k is

com

plet

ed to

the

satis

fact

ion

of th

e Fo

rem

an S

caffo

lder

then

the

follo

win

g w

ill b

e ca

rrie

d ou

t.

1.

A fu

ll an

d fin

al in

spec

tion

by th

e fo

rem

an to

ens

ure

all s

pare

mat

eria

ls a

re c

lear

ed a

nd p

lace

d ba

ck in

the

agre

ed a

rea.

2.

A Sc

affo

ld ID

Tag

will

be

com

plet

ed a

nd fi

tted

adja

cent

to th

e ac

cess

poi

nt a

nd w

ill re

cord

that

the

scaf

fold

com

plie

s w

ith th

e sp

ecifi

catio

n.

3.

A ha

ndov

er c

ertif

icat

e w

ill b

e co

mpl

eted

(cou

nter

sign

ed b

y th

e us

er) a

nd a

cop

y gi

ven

to th

e us

er.

THE

SCA

FFO

LD IS

NO

W T

HE

RES

PON

SIB

ILIT

Y O

F TH

E U

SER

.

The

cust

omer

sho

uld

then

mak

e ar

rang

emen

ts fo

r the

sca

ffold

to b

e in

spec

ted

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith th

e re

quire

men

ts o

f The

Wor

k at

Hei

ght

Reg

ulat

ions

200

5 an

d a

reco

rd m

aint

aine

d.

Add

ition

al

Req

uire

men

ts:

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f 8

Wor

k M

etho

d / P

roce

dure

for M

odifi

catio

n

Al

l mod

ifica

tions

to e

xist

ing

scaf

fold

s sh

ould

be

carr

ied

out i

n su

ch a

way

that

the

stab

ility

of t

he s

caffo

ld is

not

impa

ired.

As

a ge

nera

l rul

e, s

uppl

emen

tary

co

mpo

nent

s sh

ould

be

adde

d be

fore

thos

e, w

hich

hav

e to

be

rem

oved

, are

unc

oupl

ed a

nd ta

ken

away

, mod

ifica

tion

will

not

take

pla

ce u

ntil

trad

e de

bris

is re

mov

ed b

y ot

hers

. Do

not t

urn

boar

ds to

rem

ove

trad

e de

bris

.

M

odifi

catio

n sh

all b

e sy

stem

atic

and

pro

gres

sive

.

Pl

atfo

rms

shal

l not

be

over

load

ed w

ith s

urpl

us m

ater

ials

.

Ad

ding

she

etin

g or

deb

ris n

ets

to a

n ex

istin

g ‘u

ncla

d’ s

caffo

ld it

sha

ll on

ly b

e ca

rrie

d ou

t if a

des

ign

draw

ing

has

been

com

plet

ed.

C

ompo

nent

s m

ust o

nly

be lo

osen

ed p

rior t

o re

mov

al a

nd n

ever

left,

this

is to

ens

ure

they

do

not c

ause

trap

/ lin

e of

fire

inci

dent

s.

Al

l mat

eria

ls s

hall

be s

tack

ed s

afel

y pr

ior t

o re

mov

al, a

ll m

ater

ials

will

be

rem

oved

pro

mpt

ly.

Wor

k M

etho

d / P

roce

dure

for D

ism

antli

ng

NO

TE: I

t is

reco

mm

ende

d th

at c

lient

s, p

rinci

pal c

ontra

ctor

s, d

esig

ners

, use

rs a

nd s

caffo

ld c

ontra

ctor

s co

nsid

er th

e di

sman

tle e

lem

ent a

t pla

nnin

g st

age

to

ensu

re th

at a

ll pa

rties

are

aw

are

of th

e sc

affo

ld c

ontra

ctor

s’ re

quire

men

ts, i

nclu

ding

saf

e ac

cess

/egr

ess

for o

pera

tives

and

ope

rativ

es s

uita

ble

arra

ngem

ents

fo

r low

erin

g m

any

tons

of s

caffo

ldin

g sa

fely

(e.g

. ide

ally

cra

nes/

hois

ts to

rem

ain

in p

ositi

on fo

r the

sca

ffold

dis

man

tle o

pera

tion)

.

C

heck

the

area

, ins

pect

the

scaf

fold

for h

azar

ds a

nd re

mov

e al

l aut

horis

atio

n si

gns.

C

lose

off

acce

ss ro

utes

if n

eces

sary

and

inst

all s

caffo

ld in

com

plet

e si

gns.

En

sure

that

all

ties

and

brac

ings

are

in p

lace

and

all

trade

deb

ris h

as b

een

rem

oved

from

wor

king

pla

tform

s.

D

ism

antli

ng w

ill n

ot ta

ke p

lace

unt

il tra

de d

ebris

is re

mov

ed b

y ot

hers

. Do

not t

urn

boar

ds to

rem

ove

trade

deb

ris! a

s ch

ange

s ar

e m

ade

in a

sca

ffold

st

ruct

ure

durin

g its

wor

king

life

, it i

s no

t saf

e to

ass

ume

that

dis

man

tling

can

be

carr

ied

out i

n th

e re

vers

e or

der o

f ere

ctio

n. T

he s

caffo

ld e

spec

ially

bo

ardi

ng, b

raci

ng a

nd ti

e ar

rang

emen

ts (w

hich

ens

ure

stab

ility

) sha

ll be

insp

ecte

d pr

ior t

o di

sman

tling

. If t

he s

caffo

ld is

def

ectiv

e it

shal

l be

mad

e go

od

befo

re th

e di

sman

tle ta

sk c

omm

ence

s.

C

heck

the

scaf

fold

has

bee

n cl

eane

d do

wn

so a

s to

cau

se n

o in

jurie

s to

ope

rativ

es.

D

ism

antli

ng th

e sc

affo

ld s

houl

d be

ord

erly

and

wel

l pla

nned

and

sho

uld

proc

eed

from

the

top

in h

oriz

onta

l sec

tions

.

W

here

sec

tions

of s

caffo

ldin

g ar

e le

ft in

pla

ce d

urin

g di

sman

tling

, the

se m

ust b

e le

ft in

saf

e co

nditi

on w

ith s

top

end

guar

drai

ls o

n ed

ges

and

the

re

mai

ning

sca

ffold

ing

suita

bly

tied

to th

e fa

çade

(des

ign

inpu

t may

be

requ

ired

and

ther

e m

ay b

e a

requ

irem

ent f

or a

dditi

onal

ties

on

the

ends

of t

he

scaf

fold

s be

fore

the

othe

r sec

tions

of s

caffo

ld a

re d

ism

antle

d).

In

the

sam

e w

ay th

at w

hen

you

erec

t sca

ffold

ing

– al

way

s ke

epin

g on

e ha

nd o

n a

ledg

er b

race

or f

açad

e un

til it

is fi

xed

in p

lace

with

two

fittin

gs –

dur

ing

dism

antle

you

sho

uld

alw

ays

keep

one

han

d on

the

brac

e w

hile

und

oing

the

fittin

gs. D

o no

t rel

y on

one

fitti

ng to

hol

d th

e tu

be in

pos

ition

, as

ther

e ha

ve

been

cas

es w

here

the

brac

e ha

s fa

llen

to g

roun

d.

Pl

atfo

rms

shal

l not

be

over

load

ed w

ith d

ism

antle

d m

ater

ials

.

M

ater

ials

sha

ll be

low

ered

to g

roun

d; n

o m

ater

ials

will

be

drop

ped

or th

row

n to

gro

und

leve

l.

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C

ompo

nent

s m

ust o

nly

be lo

osen

ed p

rior t

o re

mov

al a

nd n

ever

left,

this

is to

ens

ure

they

do

not c

ause

trap

/ lin

e of

fire

inci

dent

s.

Al

l mat

eria

ls s

hall

be s

tack

ed s

afel

y pr

ior t

o re

mov

al. A

ll m

ater

ials

will

be

rem

oved

pro

mpt

ly.

La

dder

s w

ill b

e le

ft in

situ

for a

s lo

ng a

s po

ssib

le to

ens

ure

scaf

fold

ers

have

saf

e ac

cess

/egr

ess.

Si

mila

rly, a

ncho

r tie

s sh

ould

be

left

in p

lace

for a

s lo

ng a

s po

ssib

le, a

fter w

hich

that

sec

tion

of s

caffo

ldin

g sh

ould

be

dism

antle

d an

d cl

eare

d.

Sa

fe a

cces

s sh

ould

be

give

n to

oth

er tr

ades

for t

he p

urpo

ses

of “m

akin

g go

od” a

ny a

ncho

r tie

hol

es, p

atch

ing

pain

twor

k et

c.

D

ism

antle

com

plet

ion

phas

e, jo

b in

spec

ted

for h

azar

ds, a

ll tra

de d

ebris

rem

oved

, all

equi

pmen

t rem

oved

from

site

, fin

al h

ouse

keep

ing

chec

k do

ne, c

lient

in

form

ed a

s ne

cess

ary.

Add

ition

al

Req

uire

men

ts:

Res

cue

Plan

Al

l ope

rativ

es w

ill w

ork

at a

ll tim

es to

com

ply

with

the

late

st v

ersi

on o

f NA

SC d

ocum

ent S

G4

and

wor

k w

ithin

a “S

CAF

FOLD

ERS

SAF

E Z

ON

E”, t

hus

redu

cing

the

risks

or t

he n

eed

to re

scue

.

Sh

ould

the

need

aris

e to

initi

ate

a re

scue

then

the

follo

win

g m

ust b

e fo

llow

ed.

Fo

r ope

rativ

e w

orki

ng o

n an

inde

pend

ent s

caffo

ld a

nd th

ere

is a

nee

d to

resc

ue a

fter a

fall

then

they

will

be

acce

ssed

from

/on

the

lift b

elow

. The

re

may

be

an u

rgen

t nee

d to

pla

ce b

oard

s, th

is w

ill b

e do

ne b

y th

e ot

her o

pera

tives

. An

imm

edia

te a

sses

smen

t of t

he o

pera

tive

will

be

mad

e by

the

near

est f

irst a

ider

as

to c

allin

g th

e em

erge

ncy

serv

ices

.

If

the

oper

ativ

e is

con

scio

us th

en h

e w

ill b

e ad

vise

d to

sit

for a

mom

ent a

nd re

gain

his

com

posu

re a

nd a

saf

e eg

ress

rout

e w

ill b

e m

ade,

if th

e op

erat

ive

is in

jure

d th

en h

e w

ill b

e m

ade

com

forta

ble

and

his

inju

ries

tend

ed b

y th

e fir

st a

ider

unt

il th

e em

erge

ncy

serv

ices

arr

ive.

If

the

oper

ativ

e is

unc

onsc

ious

the

first

aid

er m

ust a

sses

s w

heth

er to

put

them

in th

e re

cove

ry p

ositi

on, k

ept w

arm

and

mon

itore

d by

the

first

aid

er

until

the

emer

genc

y se

rvic

es a

rriv

e an

d th

ey w

ill c

ontro

l his

rem

oval

from

the

plac

e he

is in

.

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Pro

cedu

res

for C

hang

ing

this

Met

hod

stat

emen

t

If ne

cess

ary

this

Met

hod

stat

emen

t can

be

chan

ged

by im

med

iate

sca

ffold

Man

ager

/ Su

perv

isor

/ Si

te S

afet

y Pr

oced

ure

only

.

Quo

tatio

n N

umbe

r:

Dra

win

g R

ef. N

umbe

r:

Clie

nt O

r Oth

er D

esig

n D

raw

ing

Ref

eren

ce N

umbe

r:

Han

dove

r Pr

oced

ure

Follo

win

g co

mpl

etio

n of

the

scaf

fold

a s

uita

bly

qual

ified

insp

ecto

r will

car

ry o

ut a

vis

ual i

nspe

ctio

n of

the

stru

ctur

e ac

com

pani

ed b

y a

repr

esen

tativ

e of

the

clie

nt.

Upo

n sa

tisfa

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