Scaffolding safety and training experts
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For scaffolding operators around the world, safety is the most important. In the past few decades, the safety of the industry has been greatly improved.
To understand how much this has improved, we can look at NASC accident data for the past 40 years. Take 1977 as an example. In this year alone, there were a staggering 700 incidents in the UK. Fast forward 40 years and this number dropped by 87%. In 2017, only 89 incidents were reported.
Even today, safety procedures, guidelines, and equipment are constantly changing and improving to ensure that accident rates continue to decrease and scaffolding professionals can work safely and effectively. Some of the biggest innovations and changes include the development of scaffolding materials and effective training techniques and guidelines issued by industry organizations.
The scaffolding in the early 1900s was very different from modern buildings. It consisted of wooden or bamboo structures and tied with ropes (this practice is still used in many countries/regions). When metal scaffolding was introduced, ropes were considered ineffective; this led brothers Daniel and David Palmer-Jones to introduce a fixture called "quick scaffolding" that could be used to secure wooden and metal scaffolding together. Six years later, the brothers improved their design and invented a universal coupler, which is still used in scaffolding today.
Significant progress has been made in the health and safety of all industries, especially the scaffolding industry. In this industry, safety considerations must occur almost constantly. Effective guidance for professionals and strict legislation are essential. National Access and Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) was established in 1945 as a trade organization for the British scaffolding industry. In order to provide scaffolding workers with effective guidance on how to operate safely at heights, it has developed into the most widely known in the world over the years. Authority on scaffolding issues. The organization's safety standards have become the benchmark for scaffolding performance, and they are the preferred reference point for global scaffolding safety issues.
With a long history in the scaffolding industry, the SIMIAN team has witnessed the significant progress made in improving the safety of scaffolding. We have been committed to supporting scaffolding and construction companies to operate efficiently and safely both domestically and internationally.
From the perspective of scaffolding, this support extends to a full range of training and consulting support. For companies that specify scaffolding, that is, those companies that act as general contractors, we can provide scaffolding supply chain support services. From the initial capability assessment Extending to specification writing and continuous monitoring.
If your company is looking for support, please call the SIMIAN team at 0345 602 2418 to find out how we can support you!
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