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- Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
- Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015
- Work at Height Regulations 2005
- Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
- Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
- Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998
- Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005
- Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005
- BS 5975 Temporary Works Procedures
- NASC TG20 Compliance Guidance
- NASC SG4 Preventing Falls in Scaffolding Operations
- Building Safety Act 2022
- Relevant HSE Guidance and Approved Codes of Practice
- Develop and maintain Lawtech's Scaffolding and Access Management Policy.
- Lead the continual improvement of scaffolding standards across the business.
- Establish scaffolding governance arrangements in line with legal requirements and industry best practice.
- Act as the company's technical authority for scaffolding and temporary access systems.
- Develop annual improvement plans, objectives and targets for scaffolding safety performance.
- Provide regular performance reports to the Head of Health & Safety and Executive Leadership Team.
Scaffolding Governance & Assurance
- Establish and manage the company's scaffolding assurance programme.
- Undertake strategic inspections and audits across all projects.
- Lead investigations into significant scaffold-related incidents, dangerous occurrences and near misses.
- Monitor scaffold compliance trends and identify recurring issues.
- Lead corrective action programmes arising from audits, incidents and inspections.
- Ensure scaffold inspection regimes comply with Work at Height Regulations 2005.
- Develop and implement scaffold management procedures and standards.
Temporary Works Management
- Support implementation of BS 5975 Temporary Works Procedures.
- Work closely with Temporary Works Coordinators and Temporary Works Supervisors across all projects.
- Review scaffold-related temporary works documentation.
- Participate in design reviews and constructability workshops.
- Ensure scaffold-related temporary works risks are identified and controlled during project planning.
- Verify that scaffold designs are reviewed by competent designers and subjected to appropriate design checks.
Supply Chain Management
- Lead scaffold contractor prequalification assessments.
- Establish scaffold contractor performance monitoring processes.
- Monitor supply chain competence and ongoing compliance.
- Undertake formal audits of scaffold contractors.
- Participate in contractor selection and procurement activities.
- Develop preferred scaffold contractor frameworks.
- Escalate poor contractor performance where necessary.
Occupational Health Management
- Lead the management of occupational health risks associated with scaffolding activities.
- Ensure suitable arrangements exist for assessing:
- Noise exposure
- Hand-arm vibration
- Whole-body vibration
- Dust and silica exposure
- Manual handling
- Respiratory hazards
- Skin exposure and dermatitis risks
- Monitor emerging occupational health risks and industry developments.
Higher-Risk Buildings & Occupied Projects
- Support projects operating within occupied residential environments and Higher-Risk Buildings.
- Review arrangements for resident protection and public safety.
- Verify suitable measures are implemented for:
- Scaffold security
- Anti-climb controls
- Public interface management
- Resident communication
- Fire safety management
- Develop scaffold competency standards across the business.
- Review training requirements for scaffolders, supervisors, inspectors and project teams.
- Deliver specialist scaffold and temporary works training.
- Support professional development of Scaffold Health & Safety Advisors.
- Maintain a competency matrix for scaffolding personnel and contractors.
Authority
- Stop any activity presenting an immediate risk to persons.
- Recommend suspension of scaffold operations where significant non-compliances exist.
- Reject inadequate scaffold RAMS and supporting documentation.
- Escalate significant compliance breaches directly to the Head of Health & Safety and Directors.
- Recommend removal of scaffold contractors from approved supplier status where serious failings are identified.
- All departments within Lawtech to foster a collaborative working environment and provide support wherever possible to help achieve the project's goals.
- Scaffold designers to review and support scaffold design processes, ensuring alignment with project needs and safety standards.
- Structural and temporary works engineers to coordinate on scaffold designs included within temporary works reports.
- Site Managers and Project Managers to align scaffolding activities with overall project plans and safety requirements.
- Scaffold Supervisors and Operatives to ensure safe working practices and compliance with procedures.
- Health & Safety Advisors and Officers to coordinate inspections, audits, and incident investigations.
- Procurement and Logistics Teams to manage scaffolding materials, equipment, and supply chain safety standards.
- Training and HR Departments to ensure scaffolders are properly trained, certified, and competent.
- External contractors and subcontractors to ensure consistent safety standards across all scaffolding operations.
- Regulatory bodies such as the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to maintain compliance and support inspections.
- Environmental and Quality Assurance teams to integrate safety with broader site standards and sustainability goal
