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Guidance for people running scaffolding firms
Practical writing on TG20, inspections and competence, from the team building ScaffoldOptix.
Choosing scaffolding software: what to look for
Most platforms sold to scaffolding contractors are generic field-service tools with the words changed. Here is how to tell, and what to ask before you sign.
Read the article →Handover certificates and tags: getting the paperwork to match the scaffold
A tag says the scaffold is safe to use. A certificate says what was handed over, to whom, and to what loading. They should never disagree — and on plenty of sites they do.
Seven-day scaffold inspections: what the regulations actually require
Before first use, after anything that could affect stability, and at intervals not exceeding seven days. What that means in practice, and what has to end up in writing.
TG20 compliance, explained: what a compliance sheet actually tells you
A TG20 compliance sheet is evidence that a scaffold matches a configuration already checked by NASC. Here is what it covers, what it does not, and where a bespoke design takes over.
When does a scaffold need a bespoke design?
Compliance sheets cover a lot of ordinary scaffolds and nothing unusual. Here are the situations that reliably take a structure out of the guidance and into design.
CISRS cards explained: which card covers which work
Trainee, Scaffolder, Advanced, Supervisor, and the inspection schemes. What each card allows, how long it lasts, and what happens when one lapses mid-contract.
Adaptations: the change nobody wrote down
Most scaffolds do not stay as they were handed over. The firms that stay out of trouble are the ones that treat every alteration as a record, not a favour.