NASC brochure promotes exclusive use of regulated scaffolders

NASC (the National Access & Scaffolding Confederation) has launched a new information brochure, which aims to explain to clients and main contractors how using only regulated scaffolding firms can help them meet their requirements under the CDM 2007 Regulations for competence.

The brochure highlights typical questions that clients/main contractors may have before considering adopting a scaffolding policy and then answers them directly and factually. There are testimonials from key construction industry figures and companies including Bovis, Willmott Dixon, Osborne, Carillion, BAM Construct and the HSE which already support or endorse the exclusive use of NASC members.

NASC President, Bob Whincap said, "The momentum is clearly gathering pace in terms of the UK insisting on only using regulated scaffolding companies. The sooner all scaffolding is only carried out by regulated scaffolding firms the sooner sites in the UK will become safer environments. This brochure has been designed to take the debate to the masses and help convince those companies yet to make the decision that this is the right thing to do. Not only do we [NASC] spell it out but you hear it direct from the construction industry too."

NASC has already sent the brouchure to the top 100 construction contractors in the UK and armed its membership with numerous copies, in the start of what will be a continued campaign.

The brochure is available free of charge and is available by emailing the NASC on [email protected]