38. Materials for timber scaffolds
Feedback & supportIt shall be the duty of the responsible person to ensure that the requirements of paragraphs (2) to (7) are complied with.
Timber used for any scaffold in a workplace —
shall be of a suitable quality;
shall be in good condition;
shall have the bark completely stripped off; and
shall not be painted or treated in any way such that defects in the wood cannot be seen easily.
Timber used for any scaffold in a workplace shall comprise —
Bintangor rollers; or
other species of timber rollers which are of similar strength, durability and resilience as Bintangor rollers and which are approved in writing by the Commissioner.
Every standard of a timber scaffold in a workplace shall have a diameter of at least 50 millimetres throughout its length.
Every timber roller used as a ledger or horizontal bracing, transom or putlog in a scaffold in a workplace shall have a diameter of at least 38 millimetres at the tip.
The members or components of a timber scaffold in a workplace shall be lashed using rattan strips or other material approved in writing by the Commissioner.
The lashing required under paragraph (6) shall be done with strips not less than 1.8 metres in length with a minimum of 6 turns per strip.
Subregulation 1
It shall be the duty of the responsible person to ensure that the requirements of paragraphs (2) to (7) are complied with.
Subregulation 2
Timber used for any scaffold in a workplace —
shall be of a suitable quality;
shall be in good condition;
shall have the bark completely stripped off; and
shall not be painted or treated in any way such that defects in the wood cannot be seen easily.
Subregulation 3
Timber used for any scaffold in a workplace shall comprise —
Bintangor rollers; or
other species of timber rollers which are of similar strength, durability and resilience as Bintangor rollers and which are approved in writing by the Commissioner.
Subregulation 4
Every standard of a timber scaffold in a workplace shall have a diameter of at least 50 millimetres throughout its length.
Subregulation 5
Every timber roller used as a ledger or horizontal bracing, transom or putlog in a scaffold in a workplace shall have a diameter of at least 38 millimetres at the tip.
Subregulation 6
The members or components of a timber scaffold in a workplace shall be lashed using rattan strips or other material approved in writing by the Commissioner.
Subregulation 7
The lashing required under paragraph (6) shall be done with strips not less than 1.8 metres in length with a minimum of 6 turns per strip.