Code of Practice for the Hire Sal
BACKGROUND
There is no authority or organisation that licences or approves independent scaffold systems in the UK and it is therefore appropriate that the NASC provides a Code of Practice.
This document has been drafted in response to concerns at the increasing trend towards the manufacturing and importation of products that are visually similar to an original version but may not have been designed and manufactured to the same specification.
It is felt to be an important principle that, where an alternative version of an ʻoriginalʼ system is to be supplied in the UK, it meets certain minimum standards as determined by the NASC and that users of a system are able to make an informed choice between visually similar products.
It is envisaged that this generic document will be adhered to by manufacturers and suppliers of system scaffold in the UK and that in addition each system will be accompanied by a technical data sheet.
LIST OF MEMBERS GIVING APPROVAL Advanced Scaffold Products Ltd
Beaver 84 Ltd
Cape Industrial Services Ltd Deborah Services Ltd Generation Hire and Sale
Harsco Infrastructure
George Roberts (North West) Ltd Gilray Plant Ltd
Advanced Scaffold Products Ltd Beaver 84 Ltd Cape Industrial Services Ltd Caspian Access & Plant Hire Ltd Deborah Services Ltd Generation Hire and Sale George Roberts (NorthWest) Ltd Gilray Plant Ltd
Haki Ltd Interserve Industrial Services Ltd Layher Ltd SGB Services Ltd Trad Hire and Sales Ltd Turner Access Ltd Van Thiel United UK Ltd Van Thiel United UK Ltd
Haki Ltd
Interserve Industrial Services Ltd Layher Ltd Peri Ltd
Scafom-Rux
Trad Hire and Sales Ltd Turner Access Ltd
A. GENERIC SYSTEM STANDARD
The minimum standards that the NASC will endorse for a System Scaffold are as follows:
1. DESIGN, MANUFACTURE AND TESTING The product being supplied will have been designed and tested to the appropriate Standards.
Appropriate Standards include the following:
Manufactured in accordance with BSEN 12810-1:2003 Part 1 – Product Specifications
Designed and tested in accordance with BSEN 12810-1:2003 Part 2 – Methods of Structural design
BSEN 12811-1:2003 – Scaffold performance requirements and General Design
BSEN 1993-1 (Eurocode 3 Design of steel structures)
Weld Testing Approval – Undertaken by an accredited testing house
2. INDEPENDENT TESTING
The testing requirements are as follows: Component testing must be undertaken by an accredited independent third party testing house (eg Sandberg LLP) and satisfactory results achieved and documented.
Key test requirements will include node point fixity & stiffness.
It is the responsibility of the UK supplier to ensure that genuine test certificates are in place for their product and that documentation is available for inspection in the UK.
3. QUALITY OF MANUFACTURE
The manufacturer must be able to demonstrate that they are subject to a formal audit procedure to confirm their viability as a reliable manufacturing centre.
The minimum requirements are that:
The manufacturer has an auditable quality procedure in place. (eg ISO 9001)
A Vendor Questionnaire is completed • This consists of a range of questions to ensure that the manufacturer meets the appropriate standard of any reputable supplier.
Goods inwards quality inspections are made in the UK • This will consist of a robust goods inwards component checking procedure including the filing of controlled inspection sheets.
Each component has reliable traceability • To be able to test the quality of a specific component at any time it is essential that adequate data is recorded on the components. This data will include codes that enable key data to be traced, such as : – Identity of Manufacturer – Date of manufacture – Batch Number
4. PRODUCT LIABILITY
The UK supplier will be able to demonstrate that they have Product Liability insurance in place to a minimum value of £2m.
5. SYSTEM USER GUIDES UK Systems must be accompanied by a system specific User Guide.
A User Guide written for a specific manufacturers system will reflect the capabilities and safe use of that product. It will not therefore be appropriate to rely upon a guide that was written for a different system.
Guide content must include:
Safe methods of use Loadings Component drawings/descriptions Relevant product design information.
Where a particular system scaffold has features that prevent normal Safe Rescue methods from operating then the User Guide must provide details of a practical alternative method.
September 2007
Code of Practice for the Hire, Sale and Use of System Scaffolds
and Use of SystemScaffolds
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