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With the wind-up to the hedge cutting season it will pay to consider yours and others' safety. 'It is important that all tower scaffolds are erected and dismantled correctly and that guard rails are fitted so as to prevent falls. All too often tower scaffolds are used incorrectly without the correct handrails. All working platforms must be provided with suitable edge protection. Guard rails should be at least 950mm high and an intermediate guard rail should be provided so that workers can’t fall through any unprotected gaps'.

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  • You really need a PASMA certificate if you are erecting and using tower scaffolds nowadays.

    Courses tend to be all day and cost between one and two hundred.

    Erected properly, they are very safe but, if you are leaning out, a fall arrest harness and lanyard are necessary too.

    As an employer, you have to be risk averse nowadays .....perhaps quite the opposite of what you might have been as a young tiger going solo.

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