Guidance for people running scaffolding firms.
Practical writing on TG20, inspections and competence, from the team building ScaffoldOptix.
Making scaffolding software talk to your accounts
The question that decides most purchases in an owner-managed firm, and the one the bookkeeper has a quiet veto over.
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.
Planning a squad around a labour shortage
Shortages are normal. What varies is whether a firm knows on Monday which jobs are short, or finds out from the client on Wednesday.
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.
Rescue planning: the part of the method usually missing
A harness that arrests a fall creates a second emergency. Suspension is time-critical, and "call 999" is not a rescue plan.
Running scaffolding jobs across several sites
One site runs on the supervisor's knowledge. Five sites run on whatever is written down — which is usually the moment firms find out how little is.
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.
What scaffolding software should include as standard
The parts of a scaffolding job are connected. The useful question is whether a product connects them or just stores each one separately.