During the erection or dismantling period, a safe working area at ground level is required to be provided to prevent pedestrians gaining access - this means that in the Town Centre, this work is to be carried out outside normal working hours, i.e. after 6.00pm or before 8.00am or on a Sunday.

Will require illumination unless no part of it is less than 0.45m (18 inches) from a carriageway in a horizontal direction and no part of it over a footway is less than 2.4m (8 feet) above the footway.

Pedestrian walkway to be maintained around the scaffold. If this cannot be arranged, it requires to be designed to allow access under and through the scaffold safely:-

• no trip hazards
• no projecting tubes or fittings
• covered adequately to provide a working platform and prevent materials or debris falling through
• poles to be highlighted
• a reasonable free walking width (of at least 1 metre) must be maintained to enable persons in wheelchairs/prams, etc. to pass the scaffold safely

If you are a scaffolding company and wish to apply for a Scaffold Licence please contact us using the telephone number on the Contact Us details.