Building on the success of the recent Health and Safety workshops at the Isle of Man Employers’ Federation, the Federation and the Government’s Health and Safety Inspectorate (HSI) are now promoting a workshop on scaffolding safety. Statistics show that accidents involving the collapse of scaffolding, or falls from such temporary structures are amongst the most frequent in the construction industry. In many situations scaffolding is over or adjacent to the highway, presenting additional risks to the public if such structures are not fully secure. The difficulties of restricted access, minimal interruption to vehicular and pedestrian traffic, and safety of workers are all significant challenges to scaffolding contractors , and will be addressed in the workshop. A specialist scaffolding adviser will be presenting the workshop, which will take place on Wednesday 29th June starting at 6.30pm. The venue will be the Department of Health Education and Training Centre, Keyll Daree, (adjacent to Nobles Hospital). Mr Neil Jamieson, Transitional Head of the Health and Safety at Work Inspectorate said that the seminar entitled “Scaffolding in the real world” is aimed at the building contractor, scaffolder , or any organisation involved with the procurement , management or inspection of scaffolding. Topics that are to be covered include: (i) erection techniques and systems of work (ii) scaffold design, tying and component rejection criteria (iii) planning, inspection and management Delegates will receive a certificate as proof of their attendance along with an information pack containing further guidance on health and safety and the matters discussed during the seminar. Contractors that are on the Manx Accredited Construction Contractors Scheme and members of the IOM Employers’ Federation will be contacted directly. Other contractors should contact the Federation (details below) for more information. Isle of Man Employers' Federation 23A The Village Walk Onchan Isle of Man IM3 4ER Tel: 01624 660188 E-mail: info@employersfederation.co.im Ends