A
temporary framework, Scaffolding is often used in the repair,
renovation, maintenance or construction of high-rises, skyscrapers and
other huge structures. This suspended personnel platform
is generally composed of bamboos or metal pipes. The material of choice
for the construction of pipes is metal, in case the site of
construction is extremely high above the ground. The metal that is used
in Britain for making scaffolding is known as ‘Tube’. In various
countries of Asia, bamboos are a popular choice even today, given that
these are cheap and easy to avail. In developed nations like the USA,
scaffolding suspended access platform mainly has 3 elements. These
include:StandardsThese
are vertical tubes that are used for transferring the weight of the
whole structure to the floor upon which the scaffold rests. ‘Uprights’
are another name given to this kind of scaffolding.LedgersThese poles are horizontal in shape, and are used for making connections between standards in suspended working platform.TransomsThese
are kept always in a way that makes them be at 90° to the ledgers. It
is commonly found that people put main transoms adjacent to the
standards, in order to hold them in position and offer additional
backing to the boards. Intermediate transoms connect the main transoms,
in order to provide the scaffoldings and boards with additional support.
The primary aim of scaffolding structure is to offer workers a safe temporary suspended platform
to work on, while they work in skyscrapers and high-rises. Scaffolding
helps satisfy some safety obligations, and it is the authorities who
specify the minimum requirements.