TG05:24 Timber scaffold boards – BS 2482:2009 - Digital Download (PDF format)
This guidance note provides practical guidance on selecting, using, and maintaining timber scaffold boards in accordance with BS 2482:2009, helping scaffold companies ensure safe and reliable working platforms.
This 6 page technical guidance is aimed at scaffolding companies, site managers, and operatives. It focuses on the correct specification, inspection, handling, and storage of timber scaffold boards to meet the standards outlined in BS 2482:2009. The guidance highlights load-bearing capacities, defects to watch for, maintenance practices, and safe usage to prevent accidents, falls, and structural failures. By following this guidance, companies can ensure scaffold platforms remain fit for purpose, safe, and compliant with industry standards, protecting both workers and the integrity of scaffolding structures.
