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Scaffolding

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Specifies safe working provisions and practices for those responsible for, and involved in, new lift installations in new liftwells.
Gives practical guidance for training, the preparation of sites for scaffolding, and the safe selection, supply, erection, alteration, dismantling, maintenance, inspection and use of scaffolding and scaffolding equipment (companion to the AS(/NZS) 1576 series.
Provides practical guidance for those who have duties or obligations in relation to plant under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OHS Act) and Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 (OHS Regulations).
AS 1576.5 specifies requirements the design and operational performance for trestle scaffolds and trestle ladder scaffolds.
Specifies requirements for couplers and accessories for scaffolding complying with AS/NZS1576.3 and AS/NZS1576.6.
Specifies requirements and test methods for encapsulation and containment products for attachment to scaffolding, including fire hazard properties, strength properties, fixing requirements and installation procedures for various types of encapsulation.
An Act about scaffolding, lifts, cranes, building, excavation and compressed air work. (ACT legislation.)
The objective of this Standard is to provide tabulated geometrical limits and guidance which, when applied to tube and coupler installations, would ensure conformance to requirements of AS/NZS 1576.1.
Provides manufacturers and suppliers of suspended scaffolds and accessories with requirements to ensure the proper operation of suspended scaffolds.
Sets out design and operational requirements for scaffolding systems, scaffolding equipment and scaffolds. It includes specifications for catch platforms erected on scaffolds and covers temporary stairways for use on a general construction site.