Access equipment and working platforms

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Unit 116: Erecting and dismantling access
equipment and working platforms

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Inspections
• Why is it important to carry out inspections?
• When do inspections take place?
• Who carries out the inspections?
Courtesy of Scafftag

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Components of access equipment and working platforms
Stiles, rungs, tie rods, scaffold boards, platform staging, ropes, hinges,
swingbacks, locking bars, non-slip inserts, clip-on platforms,
crossbearers.
Which equipment do you think the components belong to?

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Hazards
What hazards do you think are associated with working from height?
• Falls (people, tools and equipment)
• Slips and trips
• Faulty equipment
• Altered or removed parts

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Working from height hazards
Can you see what is wrong in the following pictures?

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