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Introduction User Information Ringlock
Never Always
Never Throw Ringlock scaffold equipment or any
other materials up or down.
Never Undertake work at height when there is a
potential to fall without wearing your safety
harness correctly and clipping the lanyard
to a secure anchor point.
Never Do any overhead or street work without dis-
playing warning signs, or segregating oth-
ers from the live working zone (barriers).
Never Use any defective / modified equipment.
Never Overload the scaffold you are erecting,
altering or dismantling with spare materials.
Never Rest scaffold equipment against an object if
there is a potential for it to fall.
Never Leave partly erected or dismantled scaf-
folds in an unsafe condition, (always ensure
adequate signage is displayed to warn oth-
ers).
Never Accept an instruction from a customer or
anyone else that does not comply with
safety regulations or current legislation.
Never Leave an exposed edge where people or
building materials could fall.
Never Remove ties except when using trained
operatives, working to your agreed site
requirements and instructions without tech-
nical advice.
Never Remove guardrails, toeboards, or brick
guards except when using trained opera-
tives, working to your agreed site require-
ments and instructions.
Never Remove components or adapt the Ringlock
scaffolding with non-genuine equipment.
Never Create gaps in platform by removing Rin-
glock Steel Planks from platform thus leav-
ing an exposed edge.
Never Work on or use a Ringlock scaffold which is
being erected or dismantled.
Never Remove ladders or staircases.
Never Overload the scaffold.
Never Undermine the scaffold by digging trenches
or foundations under or adjacent to it.
Never Add sheeting or netting to scaffold without
the approval of the scaffold designer.
Never Forklift loads directly onto access scaffold
(instead, use a loading tower).
WARNING
➤ Never take risks!
The odds are against you!
Always Ensure all on-site users know for what pur-
pose the Ringlock scaffold is intended and
the load it is designed to support.
Always Prepare the ground for the scaffold and the
load it will impose.
Always Ensure that you provide agreed storage
areas for your Ringlock scaffolding on site
to reduce handling and prevent tripping
hazards.
Always Keep access routes clear.
Always Inspect your scaffold each time before use.
Always Inspect your scaffolds and issue reports.
Always Give consideration to the use of a tagging
system i.e. Scaftag.
Always Prevent access to incomplete and/or
unsafe scaffolds and ensure that you have
'scaffold not to be used' signs in place.
Always Inform the Scaffolding Manager if the scaf-
fold gets damaged, repairs can then be
arranged.
Always Protect scaffold from damage by site plant.
Always Ensure loads on the platform are evenly dis-
tributed.
Always Consider the weight of the materials you are
loading on the scaffold and instruct opera-
tives on maximum loading.
Always Instruct forklift driver on maximum loading.
Always Instruct the operatives who will be using the
scaffold not to make any adaptations.
Always Report scaffold defects to scaffolding con-
tractor - you may be saving a life.
WARNING
➤ Always look after your Ringlock Scaffolding!
Be safe!
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