Friday, June 12, 2020

Scaffolding: types, uses and care

The evolution of the manufacture and assembly of scaffolding has ensured greater efficiency at the construction sites, increasing the care and concern of the sector with the safety of the workers and the work. Even so, the use of scaffolding must be closely monitored by the engineer responsible for the work, as the scaffolding shows the need for greater caution both in the assembly and in its use by the workers.

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Scaffolding is a temporary access structure used to support workers to perform services in high places with the use of tools and equipment, facilitating the construction or repair of the work.

To be fit for use, scaffolding must pass all Quality Inspection tests . From the moment the steel tubes arrive for the cut, through the revealing painting, until the final painting of the product.

To be fit for use, scaffolding must pass all Quality Inspection tests. From the moment the steel tubes arrive for the cut, through the revealing painting, until the final painting of the product.

SH Forms has a rigorous quality analysis process, where inspectors guarantee the integrity of the equipment through tests and tests.

Generally speaking, scaffolding is the name given to a temporary structure that allows access to the structures of a work and that can allow the execution of several activities. There are many types of scaffolding used in the market, but only three are the most common: the fachadeiro , the multi-directional and the tubular . Due to the scarcity and the lack of quality of the wood, nowadays it is made of steel in large scale. This ensures greater efficiency at the construction sites.

The fachadeiro scaffold consists of mountable towers that make up various pagination covering small and large facades, allowing perform construction tasks, finishing and repair of buildings; it is formed by horizontal, vertical frames, metallic floors, trapdoor, diagonals and sleepers. These components are lightweight and facilitate manual assembly and at great heights.


The multi-directional is formed by few pieces of direct and precise fittings, being posts, crossbars and diagonals , allowing the creation of varied formats and pages, giving more agility in the assembly and is widely used in industrial areas. In certain cases it is used as a support for structures. The equipment in this family is made of high-strength steel and has a galvanized surface finish, which guarantees greater durability and service life in longer contracts.

The tubular system is obtained by joining metal tubes with clamps allowing the creation of specific geometries according to the location to be used. It is widely used in industrial areas and difficult to access, as it is easily adapted to interference and obstacles. It also serves for special props, to complement and / or lock the other systems.

All assembly systems must comply with the specifications of Safety Regulatory Standard nÂș 18 - Working Conditions and Environment in the Construction Industry and NBR-6494 Scaffolding Safety , such as:

Be equipped with locks that prevent accidental detachment of parts, guardrails and baseboards;
Be braked / anchored and / or anchored as the height and length of the scaffold increases, so as not to compromise stability;
Anchoring devices must:

  • Be willing to serve the entire perimeter of the building;
  • Withstand a workload of at least 1,500 kgf (1,500 kilogram-force);
  • Be part of the structural design of the building;
  • Be made of weather-resistant material, such as stainless steel or material of equivalent characteristics

To have a working platform every 2.00 (two) meters, which can be accessed through internal stairs, through trap doors or through holes in the floors. The lining must be total and prevent people and / or objects from falling;

The protection, when constituted of rigid bulkheads in system of guardrail and baseboard, must meet the following requirements:

  • Beam greater than 1.2 m (one meter and twenty centimeters) in height and resistance to a horizontal load of 90 kgf / m (ninety kilograms-force per meter), with the maximum deflection not exceeding 0.076 m (seventy-two six millimeters);
  • Intermediate beam at 0.7 m (seventy centimeters) high and resistance to horizontal load of 66 kgf / m (sixty-six kilograms-force per meter);
  • Skirting board with a minimum height of 0.15 m (fifteen centimeters) close to the surface and resistance to horizontal load of 22 kgf / m (twenty-two kilograms-force per meter);
  • Have gaps between sleepers filled with a screen or other device that ensures the secure closure of the opening.

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