Scaffolding & Its Hazards (Civil Engineering)

Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Chenab College of Engineering & Technology
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Group Members
Hammad Farooq 01
Rub Nawaz 02
Muhammad Kamal Ud Din Anwar 03
Muzamil Husain 04
Abu Baker Wahid 05
Haseeb Ijaz 06

SCAFFOLDING
Hazards and Solution
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Construction Safety
• Nearly 6.5 million people work at approximately
252,000 construction sites across the nation on any
day and the fatal injury rate for the construction
industry is higher than any other industry
• The main injuries in the construction field are due to
following factors.
• Falls
• Trench collapse
• Scaffold Collapse
• Electric shock
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SCAFFOLDING
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TYPES OF SCAFFOLDING
Supported scaffolds:
• .
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Suspended scaffolding:
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Cantilever Scaffolding:
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Rolling Scaffolding:
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HAZARDS IN SCAFFOLDING
Following Hazards are occur in Scaffolding;
• Falling From Height
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HAZARDS (cont.)
Electric Shock:
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HAZARDS (cont.)
Bad planking
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Hazards (cont.)
Falling tools and Equipments stuck in scaffolding
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Hazards (cont.)
• Further results of failing of scaffolding are
disturbing budget to cast ratio, delays , disputes and
claims etc.
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Importance of life of Human being
• Allah Kareem says in Quran ,
“Whosoever kills an innocent human beings it shall
be as if he has killed all mankind, and whosoever
saves the life of one, it shall be as if he had saved
the life of all mankind”
Qur’an 5:32
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Solutions
There are many solutions to become safe from
hazards of scaffolding…
• Scaffold must be sound , rigid and sufficient to
carry its own weight plus 4 times the maximum
intended load without setting or displacement.
• Unstable objects such as barrels , boxes, loose
bricks or concrete blocks must not be used to
support scaffolds.
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Solutions
• Scaffold must not be erected , moved , dismantled or altered
except under the supervision of a competent person.
• Scaffold must be equipped with guardrails and midrails .
• Scaffold accessories such as braces , brackets , trusses ,screw
legs or ladders that are damaged must be changed timely .
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Solutions
• Work area should be clearly defined.
• Warn signs should be used.
• Components should be vertically aligned with spirit level .
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Solutions
• Foundation should be firm and leveled.
• Position of sole plate and base plate should be
correct . Leveled ground.
• Try to start at highest point building area .
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Solutions
• Check the distance from the building after a proper
interval of time. Distance should be moderate .
• Pins and badges should be fixed properly.
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Solutions
• Brocken and damaged components should be set
outside.
• Stairs should be provided in non working area of
scaffolds.
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Solutions
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•Anchor Point should be as high as possible.
•Lanyard should be Short as possible .

Solutions
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A worker must remain clipped on to
a suitable anchor point , before 1m at
danger zone.

Conclusion
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Scaffolding & Its Hazards (Civil Engineering)

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