Under NSW OH&S Act & Regulations, there are 4 minimum Standard
Safety Requirements which apply when using scaffolding:
1. Fall prevention
A controller of premises must ensure that:
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Safe access is provided to all parts of a place of work to which a person may
require access and from which the person may fall.
Solution: East Coast Modular Scaffolding System
2. Safe working at heights/Prevention of falls from heights
An employer must ensure risks associated with falls from a height are controlled
by providing and maintaining the following:
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A stable and securely fenced work platform (such as scaffolding or other form
of portable work platform), that is capable of arresting the fall of a person from
a height of more than 2 metres.
Solution: East Coast Modular Scaffolding System
3. Protection from falling objects
An employer must ensure that risks associated with falling objects are controlled by:
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Provision of safe means of raising and lowering plant, materials and debris in the place of work.
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Provision of a secure physical barrier to prevent objects falling freely from buildings
or structures in or in the vicinity of the place of work.
Solution: East Coast Modular Scaffolding System
4. Supply of compliant scaffolding
An employer must ensure that:
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A scaffold from which a person or object could fall more than 4 metres, and its supporting
structure, is inspected by a competent person for compliance with this Regulation:
- Before its first use, and
- As soon as practicable, and before its next use, after an occurrence that might
reasonably be expected to affect the stability or adequacy of the scaffold or its
supporting structure, such as a severe storm or earthquake, and
- Before its use following repairs, and
- At intervals not exceeding 30 days.
Solution: East Coast Modular Scaffolding System
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