Scaffolding is a temporary structure used to support people, material thus providing platform to higher level of the permanent structure during construction, maintenance and repair of large structures.
It has various application :
- It is used in new construction, alteration, routine maintenance, renovation, painting, repairing, and removal activities.
- It offers a safer and more comfortable work arrangement compared to leaning over edges, stretching overhead, and working from ladders.
- It provides workers safe access to work locations, level and stable working platforms, and temporary storage for tools and materials for performing immediate tasks.
- It also helps in centering for the formwork.
- Ledger: A horizontal structural member that longitudinally spans a scaffold.
- Standard: A vertical member of the scaffold.
- Brace: A member fixed diagonally to two or more members of a scaffold, to provide rigidity to the scaffold.
- Platform: Gives access to and from places of work to persons, materials and equipment.
- Base Plate: A member used to distribute the load from the standard to the sole plate or sole board.
- Toe Board: A scaffold plank or purpose-designed component fixed on edge at the edge of a platform, to prevent material falling from the platform.
- Transom: A horizontal structural member transversely spanning an independent scaffold between standards.
- Base Plate: At the base to distribute the load from the standard to the sole plate or sole board.
- Guard Rail: A structural member to prevent persons from falling off any platform, walkway, stairway or landing.
- Ladder: A vertical or inclined component which provide access for ascending and descending.
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