RECORD LOW ACCIDENTS

The latest NASC Safety Report reveals the lowest Accident Incident Rate (AIR) and Accident Frequency Rate (AFR) since we began tracking data in 1975 –even with a 10% year-on-year rise in scaffolders surveyed, totalling 17,315 operatives – proving regulated, audited membership makes for safer scaffolding.

The 2023 Safety Report indisputably proves audited, regulated, NASC membership leads to safe scaffolding and access operations.

The organisation’s 240+ contracting member firms recorded a reduction in RIDDORs of 90 in 2021, to 67 in 2022 –representing a 26% RIDDOR accident rate reduction in 2022 (with a 63% reduction in the 16-20 age bracket), despite a 10% rise of scaffolding workforce numbers, to 17,315 operatives. And the 2023 NASC Safety Report also revealed the lowest accident incident rate (AIR) and accident Frequency rate (AFR) – of 3.87 and 0.20 respectively – since data started being collected in 1975, resulting in even more NASC members’ employees working without incident or harm at work.

NASC President, David Brown: “Our figures for 2022 speak for themselves... improving health and safety for all NASC employees.”

UPDATED NASC SG6:22

Manual Handling Guidance

The SG6:22 ‘Management of Manual Handling in the Scaffolding Industry’ training package is undergoing a review – with the updated pocket-sized User Guide released earlier this Summer.

The SG6:22 ‘Management of Manual Handling in the Scaffolding Industry’ training package – produced by the NASC with input from HSE – comprises of three resources, all in the process of being of being updated: The A4 sized SG6 Management of Manual Handling in the Scaffolding Industry booklet, the A6, pocket-sized SG6 User Guide for scaffolders and a SG6 Manual Handling Training Video.

“But we are not stopping there,” says NASC H&S Manager Steve Kearney. “Many years ago, we produced a manual handling video, and we are now working with Superbeam media production to produce an updated version – using openworld gaming software.