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The effects of heat on scaffolding equipment can have a significant and permanent effect on its strength and performance. This guidance explains the potential issues and the action to be taken if equipment has been subjected to a fire or similar conditions. This guidance is available for pdf download only.
Traditionally, flame retardant timber decking has long been a fundamental requirement for scaffolding in various sectors of the industry. However, in the light of the ‘Grenfell’ disaster, there has been a substantial increase in the number of contracts which specify the need for flame retardant scaffold boards. This document gives details of various fire retardant treatments available, the recommended specification and guidance for care and storage. This guidance is available for pdf download only. 2 pages.
The TG20 Design Guide provides technical data, commentary, and source material for use by competent and suitably qualified scaffold designers in circumstances which are outside the scope of standard solutions provided in the TG20 Operational Guide and TG20 e-Guide software. NASC members can purchase 10 or more copies of the TG20:21 Design Guide book at the discounted rate of £25 per unit. To do so, please email sales@nasc.org.uk
This guidance gives details of various methods available for satisfactorily securing scaffold boards to prevent movement. Users should satisfy themselves when/which boards require tying down and that any proprietary equipment or fixing method selected meets their requirements. This product is available in PDF format only. 4 pages
This guide is intended to aid those who commission scaffold designs by summarising the responsibilities of each party involved at each stage of the process. It also details the requirements for preparing a design brief with information required by the Designer to enable a suitable and sufficient design to be produced, as well as outlining the design process, checking requirements and expected output information. This document is complimented by CG6: Scaffold Design. 6 pages.
This document provides guidance for covering 50mm gaps in scaffold platforms through which standards protrude, as well as for covering larger gaps in decking which, due to width restrictions or obstructions, cannot be fully boarded in the conventional way. This guidance is PDF only.
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