TG20:21 ePortal

ePortal

Expanding the ePortal

Proposals to further improve and expand the NASC’s ePortal have been discussed by a new ePortal Steering Group.

The small group, chaired by Colin Murphy of Altrad Services UK and also including NASC President, Vice President, Marketing Committee chair and Terry Roberts of CADS, first met in the summer to talk about potential new add-ons and other proposals and then prioritise these projects.

Among the main objectives were system scaffolding and TG1 edge protection eGuides and the development of an ePortal app.

The group also discussed the viability of incorporating the content currently listed in the Members’ Area of the NASC website as well as the latest NASC e-bulletins into the ePortal.

One further idea floated by the group was the creation of a module-based subscription offering, allowing NASC members to take out subscriptions that best suit their needs.

Currently, all NASC member users have access to the TG20:21 eGuide and associated guides as well as the digital Guidance library.

Under the new proposal, members would be able to choose between ‘full’ subscriptions, giving access to all of the above, and reduced-cost ‘non-TG:20 eGuide’ subscriptions for users who are not required to produce TG20:21 compliance sheets but would benefit from having all other NASC Guidance titles available at the touch of a button.

The group met again earlier this month (September) to progress these plans, and will work in conjunction with the Technical Committee where appropriate.

Compliance Sheet Downloads Pass Six Figure Mark

More than 100,000 TG20:21 scaffolding compliance sheets have been created and downloaded since the software was launched in April 2021, new data has revealed.

Download statistics show subscribers of the expanded and updated software have now taken the number of compliance sheet generations past six figures.

This latest milestone shows TG20:21 usage is on the rise as it took subscribers eight months from product launch to reach 50,000 downloads but just seven months to hit 100,000.

Independent scaffolds continue to be the most popular scaffold by type, with 72,464 downloads (63% of the total), followed by tied tower scaffolds (9,431), internal birdcages (7,616) and loading bays (6,522).

The statistics also show that on average more than 6,000 compliance sheets have been downloaded every month, in excess of 1,600 every week.

Robin James, NASC Managing Director, said: “We’re delighted to see downloads pass the six-figure mark. Each of these downloads represents a scaffold that was erected in compliance with the necessary regulations, helping to keep construction workers and sites across the UK safe.”

“This latest milestone shows that use of TG20:21 is growing steadily and that the software is serving a multitude of required scaffold types.”

“Making TG20:21 available via the NASC ePortal – including the associated Operational and Design guides – was a huge undertaking but has been extremely well received by both NASC Contractor members and nonmembers alike.”