Factories (Scaffolds) Regulations 2004
Table of Contents
Enacting Formula
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Citation and commencement
2 Definitions
3 Application
4 Obligation under Regulations
Part II APPROVED SCAFFOLD CONTRACTOR AND PERSONNEL
5 Approved scaffold contractor
6 Scaffold supervisor
7 Scaffold erectors and suspended scaffold riggers
Part III GENERAL PROVISIONS
8 Construction and materials
9 Scaffold to precede permanent floor
10 Work platforms
11 Boards, planks and decking
12 Number of persons allowed in each bay
13 Scaffold to be free of substances which endanger safety
14 Work at end of wall or work area
15 Repair of damaged scaffold
16 Opening only for access
17 Stairs and ladders
18 Toe-boards and guard-rails
19 Standards and ledgers
20 Bracing
21 Transoms
22 Foundation of scaffold
23 Scaffold not to be overloaded
24 Scaffold used by persons employed by different employers
25 Designated access point for scaffold
26 Measures against electrical hazards
27 Inspection of scaffold
28 Labelling and marking of scaffold
29 Overlay and screening nets
30 Erection and dismantling
31 Scaffold and other supports designed by professional engineer
Part IV METAL SCAFFOLDS
32 Approved metal scaffold
33 Metal scaffold to be constructed in accordance with design and drawings of professional engineer
34 Ties for metal scaffold
35 Transoms for modular or tube-and-coupler scaffolds
36 Spigots, jointpins or sleeves
37 Adjustable base plates
38 Frame or modular scaffolds to be erected in one plane
39 Cross brace not to be used as means of access or egress
Part V TIMBER SCAFFOLDS
40 Timber scaffold not to be used in shipyard
41 Timber scaffold
42 Construction of timber scaffold
43 Ties for timber scaffold
44 Dismantling of timber scaffold
Part VI SUSPENDED SCAFFOLDs
45 Suspended scaffold
46 Suspended scaffold raised or lowered by winches or climbers
47 Gear for suspension of scaffold
48 Overloading of suspended scaffold
49 Suspended scaffold counter-balanced by counter-weights
50 Weight of counter-balance
51 Prevention of sway
52 Age limit of operator
53 Duties of persons in suspended scaffold
54 Notice in suspended scaffold
55 Safety device for suspended scaffold
Part VII OTHER SCAFFOLDS
56 Tower scaffold
57 Scaffold and work platform erected on cantilever or jib support
58 Scaffold supported by buildings, ships or other structures
59 Hanging scaffold
60 Trestle scaffold