thecaretaker
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Hello folks. I'm new to the forums, so be gentle with me! lol
I'm in Health & Safety for my sins, but scaffolding is a new area for me so any advice would be appreciated.
I recently came across a UK contruction firm (who will remain nameless for now) that didn't have any guys carrying out scaffold inspections. No tag systems being used either to record inspections and probably no register, Yet they appeared to have large numbers (must be in the 100's) of scaffold up all over the place.
Are there no checks done on companies like this by the HSE or is it a matter of waiting for an accident to happen and then they get fined or prosecuted?
What kind of penalities are there to make companies to carry out regular inspections? As they don't seem to be a deterant to some firms.
My concern lies with the guys we send up other peoples scaffolding, I want them to be safe. I'm not out to get anybody into trouble. But a few facts and figures might give me some ammo. I've looked at the HSE website, but apart from actual scaffold accidents, I don't see any reports of fines for companies not complying with the regs.
I'm in Health & Safety for my sins, but scaffolding is a new area for me so any advice would be appreciated.
I recently came across a UK contruction firm (who will remain nameless for now) that didn't have any guys carrying out scaffold inspections. No tag systems being used either to record inspections and probably no register, Yet they appeared to have large numbers (must be in the 100's) of scaffold up all over the place.
Are there no checks done on companies like this by the HSE or is it a matter of waiting for an accident to happen and then they get fined or prosecuted?
What kind of penalities are there to make companies to carry out regular inspections? As they don't seem to be a deterant to some firms.
My concern lies with the guys we send up other peoples scaffolding, I want them to be safe. I'm not out to get anybody into trouble. But a few facts and figures might give me some ammo. I've looked at the HSE website, but apart from actual scaffold accidents, I don't see any reports of fines for companies not complying with the regs.