Helping You Reach New Heights With Our Scaffolding in Rayleigh | RSJ Scaffolding
With the advent of the internet, it’s easier than ever before to find a wealth of scaffolding companies covering your local area – for example, Rayleigh, an area our scaffolding erectors are especially active in. But how do you sort the wheat from the chaff, and find the right scaffolding hire option – one that won’t let you down? That’s the subject of our latest blog post. Wish to find out if our scaffolding services will meet your needs? Give our team a call on 0137 589 3602.
What to Consider When Working on Scaffolding
Don’t Skimp Out – If scaffolding companies offer bizarrely cheap quotes – when compared with standard or competing scaffolding hire options in and around the Rayleigh area – be on guard. It’s worth finding out if they have accreditation and are members of any industry bodies. While untrained scaffolding erectors are fairly rare, they’re not totally unheard of. If you choose a team of chancers who lack the proper knowledge, you may receive poor quality work or a scaffold built from unchecked or sub-par materials; needless to say, this can be highly dangerous. It’s worth paying the professionals for scaffolding services, considering working at height can be quite literally a matter of life and death!
Never Put Off Inspection – It’s necessary to inspect scaffolding every 7 days after its initial construction. This inspection ensures that a bad knock, severe weather conditions, vandalism or a change in environmental conditions (or the structure of the building itself), have not led the scaffolding to become dangerous. The inspection should be carried out by competent persons, e.g scaffolding companies / trained scaffolding erectors. While it might be tempting to continue work before the time of the scheduled inspection, we’d urge you to think twice – as it is vital we confirm the structure’s stability.
Remain Vigilant – While working on scaffolding, keep an eye out for tripping hazards, slippy or wet spots on boards, and anything that doesn’t “look quite right”. The person in charge of the scaffolding hire, or scaffolding companies themselves should be made aware, in the case of the latter. But trip or slip hazards should be dealt with before continuing work, to safeguard all those working on the scaffold.