They must make each rung unusable – ie no more than 50mm of rung should be exposed when the guard is pushed as far sideways as possible. They must not be able to tilt or pull away from the ladder – rungs should not be exposed at the front or be climbable from the rear. As an alternative to our standard L3 ladderguard, we also offer the L78 Ladderguard, which is a yellow painted steel ladder guard, Whether the places that the scaffold abuts public areas are common areas or under controlled private ownership.

fit your application. Examples of bespoke ladder guards previously manufactured include: double sided ladder guards, extra wide Number of access points onto the scaffold – including the number of levels within an occupied or accessible building that lead onto the scaffold.The sign acting as a reminder to all personnel that the ladder should not be accessed without appropriate authorisation. At ground level the full length of the scaffold may need to be fenced. This can be particularly important across ground level sway (longitudinal) bracing. In addition, there should be no projecting first lift transoms or ledgers that may aid climbing; and the use of scaffold fans, or sheeting of lifts can also help deter opportunistic access. Tip: remember to finish the ends of your webbing to prevent it from fraying. Either by a zigzag stitch, or by burning the ends ( only if the webbing is made out of polypropylene, do not burn a cotton webbing), or, as I did here, by applying glue to the ends. and may be more appropriate inside a building where access to the ladder is generally restricted to employees.

Alternatively, for interior ladders, where only a simple warning is required we also offer our L0 ladder access warning sign.

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If a standard Ladderguard does not suit your ladder, then we are happy to provide a quotation for a bespoke ladder guard, design to

In general, any additional fencing will need to be provided by the principal contractor unless this is specifically requested as part of the scaffold contract. The bottom lift ladder and additional fencing arrangements should be written into the scaffold contract and details added to any drawings or compliance sheet - by hand if necessary. Where the scaffold contractor is handing over an 'incomplete' scaffold ie no bottom lift ladder, this should be recorded on the handover paperwork. Adding and removing a bottom lift ladder does not constitute an alteration to a scaffold. Where used any scaffold tag system does not need to be withdrawn if the scaffold is inaccessible.Whilst signage is appropriate, this is a low level of control and unlikely in itself to deter children. Where fixed ladders are fitted to the outside of buildings ladder guards offer Facility Managers the ability to exact ladder lengths, ladder guards to suit ladders with fall protection devices installed, and many, many more ladder

Where unauthorised access has been gained the result is often a fall from height. This can cause life changing injuries and fatalities are not uncommon. Technical Guidance TG 20:13 A comprehensive guide to good practice for tube and fitting scaffolding - Operational Guide. The Work at Height Regulations 2005 – Regulation 8 and Schedule 3 Part 2 Clause 11, Schedule 6 Clause 5 References building, a Facility Manager may choose an L1 or L2 Ladderguard. These ladder guards are shorter than the L3 and L4 Carrying slots, if provided, should be vertical (along the long axis of the guard) not horizontal where they could be used as a foothold.Within buildings, where fixed ladders are used to access internal plant, equipment and various levels within the Other standard variants of our Ladderguard include our ‘ships ladder’ guard which is designed for slightly angled ladders with Guards will need to be matched to certain ladders and not used on others ie a narrow guard is only suitable for a narrow ladder and if used on a wide ladder sufficient rung width could be exposed to allow the ladder to be climbed.