Training on the use of scaffolding

Mount, dismantle and work safely from scaffolding:

In many cases, scaffolding is used to meet a safety objective when working at height. However, depending on the design and / or use of the materials themselves, there may still be a risk during assembly and disassembly. Safety requirements and rules must be observed. Training scaffolding firm RCI France Canada.

Scaffolding is a “working equipment consisting of elements mounted temporarily in order to constitute work stations at height and allowing access to these posts as well as the routing of the products and materials necessary for carrying out the work “(Definition given in the decree of 21 December 2004).

These devices are subject to certain design rules (stability, permissible load, guardrails, floors, means of access…) or use (training of users in particular). The scaffolding of foot (fixed), rolling scaffolding and console scaffolding is usually distinguished. Individual rolling platforms (PIRs) can be attached to them.

Details:

CHOICE OF EQUIPMENT:

The choice of equipment must be the result of an analysis of the needs (nature and duration of work, staggering of the work heights to be served on the work) and constraints (related to the environment in general and to the building on which We must intervene in particular, on the road, the nature of the soil…).

This choice must also make it possible to comply with the regulatory requirements for these work equipment:

Labor Code (Articles R. 4323-69 to R. 4323-80),
Order of 21 December 2004 on the verification of scaffolding.

Requirements of the Labor Code to guide the choice of scaffolding:

Design of equipment: systems with prefabricated components, existence of components to ensure the collective protection of working floors and allowing safe assembly and disassembly, justification of stability, strength and performance by the manufacturer (calculation notes Of typical configurations of scaffolding works), provision of an instruction manual…
Mounting and dismantling of scaffolding works: obligation to implement elements belonging to a given system, competence of the personnel responsible for assembly, disassembly, information of the user…
Use of the installed scaffolding: obligations of the head of the establishment whose staff use scaffolding (including periodicity and content of checks).

The conformity of the selected equipment to the minimum requirements for strength, stability and safety shall be determined by reference to the relevant standards. A material whose manufacture benefits from the right to use the NF mark, where it exists for the family concerned, is preferentially chosen. The NF mark not only attests to compliance with standards, but takes into account the manufacturer’s responses to regulatory requirements.

FOOT SCAFFOLDING (FIXED):

These are systems with prefabricated components. They can be of 2 types:

frame systems, especially suitable for the production of facade scaffolds,
multidirectional / multilevel systems, which can lend themselves to the realization of more complex structures, especially in an industrial environment.
so-called tube and fitting scaffolds are no longer capable of meeting current regulatory requirements.

Specificities related to the assembly / dismantling and use of foot scaffolds:

The Labor Code provides for a number of provisions concerning the assembly, dismantling and use of foot scaffolds. MDS safe mounting and dismantling equipment (see categorization criteria in brochure ED 6074) meet these regulatory requirements.

The assembly, dismantling or substantial modification of scaffolding must be carried out under the guidance of a competent person by properly trained and specific workers (detailed in articles R. 4323-69, R. 4141-3 and R. 4141-17 of the Labor Code) and renewed to take account of the evolution of equipment (article R. 4323-3).

The recommendation of the CNAMTS “Prevention of risks associated with the assembly, use and dismantling of foot scaffolds” (R 408) proposes a reference framework for competence for these different stakeholders.

These equipment must be used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instruction manual which describes the planned installation configurations. The configurations that come out of this frame are the object of particular vigilance. They are justified on the basis of the information in the complete technical dossier which the manufacturer must compulsorily refer to the standards and additional specifications of the NF mark.

The mounted scaffolds must be regularly checked by the decree of December 21, 2004. The CNAMTS recommendation R 408 proposes a reference system for the personnel responsible for these checks.

ROLLING SCAFFOLDING:

This type of scaffolding may be an appropriate solution for the following height work:

travaux of lesser extent and of relatively short duration in front and vertical walls,
“ceiling” work and not requiring permanent access to the entire working area.

Rolling scaffolding also falls within the scope of the Labor Code as regards their assembly, dismantling and use. They are referred to by the same items as foot scaffolds.

The CNAMTS recommendation “Prevention of the risks associated with the assembly, use and dismantling of rolling scaffolds” (R 457) proposes a reference framework for competence for the various stakeholders concerned, adapted to the specificity of these materials in relation to scaffolding of foot.

CONSOLE SCAFFOLDING:

These are scaffolds with prefabricated components, with only one level of work, installed in corbelling on a vertical wall and consisting of brackets, trays intended for the construction of floors and peripheral protections.

The elements are put in place:

either by means of a mobile lifting platform or a suitable device which does not require the use of PPE against falls from a height,
or in the event of technical impossibility, from the supporting structure, the protection of personnel against falls from the height is achieved by using the personal protective equipment necessarily attached to the structure itself.

They require a particular vigilance with regard to the strength of the support and the connection.

The conformity of the components to the minimum strength, stability and safety requirements can be assessed with reference to the NF P 93-354 standard. However, this standard does not deal with means of access in the phase of use. Console scaffolding does not currently fall within the scope of the “NF Marque d’Equipement d ’emploi” mark.

Training offered by RCI:

Prevention of risks related to work at Height (Harness port)
R408 – Erection, dismantling and use of scaffolding
R408 – Working on a scaffold
Work at height with SYAM anchoring system

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