Ensure safety measurement while at work to avoid mishap

Posted by nescaffold on March 2nd, 2015

If you are a construction company and engaged in bridge repairing or building construction or heavy propping then you must need shoring system to complete your task. Be it light duty or medium duty companies can offer you all type of shoring system. These light weight shoring systems are designed such a way that it works for a wide range of projects. If your job need application in confined spaces or Façade retention during building restoration or propping in such cases one should consider these light weight shoring systems. High load capacity helps you to reduce the usage of other components and thus it saves time while assembling parts. It comes with a full range of accessories so you can determine where and how you use them. To adjust your height requirement you get a wide range of screws and extensions which help you perfectly to get the job done. If you have need for structural shoring then you may opt for heavy or medium duty shoring systems. From heavy duty false work or propping to temporary bridge piers or bridge support projects or may be accessing platforms everywhere you would need these heavy duty shoring systems.

Structural shoring is used for flyover construction as well. To support the heavy weight beam and to construct the flyover we often see these structural shoring systems.  Trench shoring is another system by which one can bracing the walls of a trench to prevent collapse. Hydraulic shoring are also available where one uses hydraulic pistons to pump them outward until they press up against the trench walls. Shoring is designed to prevent any collapse or retention of building. There are certain high risk works which are known as ‘prescribed occupation”. In many countries scaffolding work has been marked as high risk work and it requires a valid license before one engage in the task or employ somebody to complete suck task. To do scaffolding work one has to undergo a training session and have to be certified by the authorized government official. Before commencing the scaffolding work the employer should provide required safety material to the worker and ensure that the workers are following the prescribed guidelines.

When workers construct high rise building then they use a movable platform on which they stand or sit in order to clean high rise window glasses or paint the wall or for plastering outside wall is generally known as scaffold. When working at a high altitude one should use safety jackets and rope to avoid any mishap as that’s the prior concern of the government and that is why government has categorized this type of job as high risk job.  So be it shoring or scaffolding both needs professional hands and training to complete the task.