Doka Ringlock - Never; Always

User Information Ringlock Safety Guidelines and Safe Use
999817902 - 11/2020
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Never
Never ThrowRinglocksca󰀨old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
displayingwarningsigns,orsegregating
others from the live working zone (barri-
ers).
Never Useanydefective/modiedequipment.
Never Overloadthesca󰀨oldyouareerecting,al-
tering or dismantling with spare materials.
Never Restsca󰀨old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 others).
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
sca󰀨oldingwithnon-genuineequipment.
Never Create gaps in platform by removing Rin-
glock Steel Planks from platform thus leaving
anexposededge.
Never WorkonoruseaRinglocksca󰀨oldwhichis
being erected or dismantled.
Never Remove ladders or staircases.
Never Overloadthesca󰀨old.
Never Underminethesca󰀨oldbydiggingtrenches
or foundations under or adjacent to it.
Never Addsheetingornettingtosca󰀨oldwithout
theapprovalofthesca󰀨olddesigner.
Never Forkliftloadsdirectlyontoaccesssca󰀨old.
NEVERTAKERISKS!
THEODDSAREAGAINSTYOU!
Always
Always Ensure all on-site users know for what
purposetheRinglocksca󰀨oldisin-
tended and the load it is designed to
support.
Always Preparethegroundforthesca󰀨oldand
the load it will impose.
Always Ensure that you provide agreed storage
areasforyourRinglocksca󰀨oldingon
site to reduce handling and prevent trip-
ping hazards.
Always Keepaccessroutesclear.
Always Inspectyoursca󰀨oldeachtimebefore
use.
Always Inspectyoursca󰀨oldsandissuereports.
Always Give consideration to the use of a tag-
ging system i.e. Scaftag.
Always Prevent access to incomplete and/or
unsafesca󰀨oldsandensurethatyou
have“sca󰀨oldnottobeused”signsin
place.
Always InformtheSca󰀨oldingManagerifthe
sca󰀨oldgetsdamaged,repairscanthen
be arranged.
Always Protectsca󰀨oldfromdamagebysite
plant.
Always Ensure loads on the platform are evenly
distributed.
Always Consider the weight of the materials you
areloadingonthesca󰀨oldandinstruct
operativesonmaximumloading.
Always Instruct the operatives who will be using
thesca󰀨oldnottomakeanyadapta-
tions.
Always Reportsca󰀨olddefectstosca󰀨olding
contractor—you may be saving a life.
ALWAYSLOOKAFTERYOUR
RINGLOCKSCAFFOLDING!BESAFE!