Advice please. I wanted our scaffolder to put a toe board on the inside of the scaffold to stop tools, materials falling, but he said he couldn't fit one without fitting a handrail, is this the case? Btw we are doing external wall insulation.
Toeboard or not toeboard
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philliosmaximus
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Why wouldnt you want the handrail as well ?
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D Brooks1609
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Because it makes it harder to get the external wall insulation on, at a guess
I'd be asking if you are going to pay for the inside toeboard....you see an inside toeboard is not 'standard fit' on a scaffold.
I assume you have done a risk assessment and decided an inside toeboard is necessary, if so did you supply this information to the scaffold contractor before he quoted or in fact built the scaffold.
Another point - if there are gaps tools can fall down, can a person fall through the same gap? Is full inside edge protection required....??? Your SITE (not scaffold) risk assessment should tell you.
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Offer them some daywork and extra hire for the materials or just offer the scaffs some cash if you are really worried.
In many places contractors working on scaffolding are responsible for securing their own tools and materials.
In many places contractors working on scaffolding are responsible for securing their own tools and materials.