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Safety and paperwork
Health and safety is a primary focus that Shade does not compromise on. Here is what you get, and when, so it passes your checks.
| What | Detail | When | On your job |
|---|---|---|---|
| Risk assessment and method statement | A bespoke document written for your project | Issued before work starts | Every job |
| Qualified scaffolders | Fully qualified staff with CITB and CISRS certification | On site | Every job |
| Safety briefings | Employees briefed on safety for the project | At project meetings | Every job |
| PPE | Worn by the team as the work requires. We may ask your trades to do the same on the scaffold. | On site | Every job |
| Regulations | Construction Industry Regulations and the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 | Throughout | Every job |
| Industry guidance | NASC TG20 and SG4 ⟨confirm the editions: TG20:21 and SG4:22 are current; the old site quotes TG20:13 and SG4:10⟩ | Design and erection | Every job |
| CHAS | Accredited contractor scheme | Renewed yearly | ⟨confirm current⟩ |
| SafeContractor | Approved contractor scheme | Renewed yearly | ⟨confirm current⟩ |
| Insurance | Public and employers’ liability ⟨confirm the cover to publish⟩ | Certificates on request | ⟨confirm⟩ |
| Council scaffold licence | Needed when a scaffold stands on the pavement or road ⟨confirm: does Shade apply for it, and is the fee in the quote?⟩ | Before work starts | ⟨confirm⟩ |
Checked by others
Independent schemes that main contractors and clients use to check a contractor’s health and safety. The certificates can be sent with your quote.
CHASAccredited contractor
SafeContractorApproved⟨confirm with Ervin that both are current (they renew every year). A scan of each certificate would let us link to it.⟩
Safety questions
Are your scaffolders qualified?
Yes. We employ fully qualified staff with CITB and CISRS certification, working on both commercial and residential projects.
Do you provide a risk assessment and method statement?
Yes. Before any project starts we issue a risk assessment and method statement written for that job, and the team is briefed on safety at project meetings.
Which standards do you work to?
We work to the Construction Industry Regulations and our legal duties under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, and to the NASC guidance for scaffolding: TG20 for design and SG4 for preventing falls. ⟨confirm with Ervin: your site quotes TG20:13 and SG4:10. The current editions are TG20:21 and SG4:22. Which do you work to now?⟩
Are you insured?
⟨confirm with Ervin: your public and employers’ liability insurance, and the cover amount you are happy to publish⟩
Send us the drawings.
Free, no-obligation quotes for commercial and residential scaffolding across Greater London and Surrey, with the costs set out plainly.