News 10/10/24
National Access and Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) is preparing to introduce TG30, a cutting-edge guidance suite for system scaffolding, at ScaffEx24. This new initiative is set to transform the way system scaffolding is designed and implemented. TG30 has been developed in close collaboration with the manufacturers and suppliers of scaffolding systems to provide the scaffolding industry with practical guidance across the wide range of available system scaffolding.
The goal of TG30 is to provide a robust solution for system scaffolding guidance and compliance, comparable to that offered by TG20, which is the industry recognised guidance for tube and fitting scaffolding.
From November 2024, NASC TG30 will become the companion to TG20. Together, these guidance publications will allow scaffolding contractors working with system scaffolding or tube and fitting scaffolding to consistently demonstrate compliance with regulations and good industry practices consistently.
At Scaffex24, the Rosette Generic Systems will be available with other types such as Wedge and Cup coming online in 2025 with manufacturer’s specific products subsequently included to allow higher structures to be included in future TG30 compliance sheets.
TG30 provides good practice guidance for those involved with the procurement, supply, design, construction and use of system scaffolding. The TG30 suite will consist of: • The TG30 eGuide, allowing users to generate compliance sheets, • The TG30 Operational Guide, • The TG30 Design Guide, and • TG30 User Guide (A6 pocket sized booklet).
TG30 will also provide scaffolding contractors with evidence that they are working to these good practices and to manufacturer guidance in the form of TG30 compliance sheets, which are consistent in format and approach to TG20 compliance sheets which have become the UK construction industry standard for tube and fitting scaffolding.
In addition to evidencing the following of good practices, TG30 compliance sheets will demonstrate that scaffolding assembled in accordance with a compliance sheet is a standard configuration that has been checked by strength and stability calculations to BS EN 12811 and related codes of practice, thereby meeting the regulatory requirements in Schedule 3, Part 2 of the Work at Height Regulations 2005.
Colin Murphy from the Technical Committee and lead on Council for Digitisation said: “For basic system scaffolding structures where the cost of a design can often be prohibitive and the manufacturers user manual overly complex, the use of a TG30 compliance sheet will be a game changer, giving much needed reassurance to the client and ensuring a safe consistent approach to construction.”
TG30 represents a major step in NASC’s digital transformation strategy, providing members with streamlined access to vital system scaffolding guidance. The official unveiling of TG30 will take place at ScaffEx24, where attendees will have the opportunity to explore this game-changing initiative.
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