What is BS 5973?

What is BS 5973?

BS 5973. September 15, 1993. Code of Practice for Access and Working Scaffolds and Special Scaffold Structures in Steel. Covers scaffolds and temporary structures such as spectator stands and temporary roofs. Reflects CEN published documents for tube and fittings.

What is bs1139?

BS 1139 is the standard that specifies the specifications for size, length, thickness, type of material, load capacity, etc. of scaffolding materials, including tubes tightly linked by a fitting system of clamps, couplers, putlog, boards, ladders, etc., forming a tube and fittings scaffolding system.

What is the British standard for scaffolding?

BS 5973:1993 Code of practice for access and working scaffolds and special scaffold structures in steel.

What is TG20 13?

• TG20:13 is a guide to good practice. for tube and fitting scaffolding. • It is supplied in 3 books for. contractors, designers and. operatives plus an electronic guide.

Is standard of scaffolding?

5.3 Wall scaffoldings shall be secured between structure and scaffolding, at least every 10 meters of length and 8 meters of height. 6.1. 5.4 Minimum overlap of vertical members (standards) and/ or horizontal members (Ledgers) shall be 600 mm with at least two couplers.

What is the minimum width of scaffolding platform?

The standards do specify a minimum platform width of not less than 20″ for two-point suspension scaffolds in Parts 1910.28(g) and 1926.451(i). It is recommended that we promulgate a new standard in Parts 1910.28(a) and 1926.451(a) which will establish a minimum width of 18″ for all scaffold platforms.

Is TG20 13 still valid?

TG20:13 compliance sheets were still valid and could continue to be used for the construction of new scaffolds for a few months. TG20:13 was formally withdrawn, in favour of fully adopting TG20:21 on the 12th October 2021.

What is TG20 scaffold?

TG20 provides the definitive guidance for scaffolding constructed with tube and fittings throughout the UK. TG20 comprises four elements; the Operational Guide, the Design Guide, the User Guide and the NASC’s innovative, user-friendly and widely-adopted eGuide software.