Interior Design

Health and safety is clearly a high priority for all scaffolding jobs: and scaffolding jobs that take place around residential properties are no exception. Jobs in London have dual concerns present, where health and safety is looked at: problems created for traffic and problems created for pedestrians. Many residential scaffolding London jobs are conducted with no real "remove" from the street around them – which is to say that the actions of the building teams come into direct conflict with the travels of pedestrians and vehicles through the street. As such, proper visibility is essential – you'll need to put up clear signage letting pedestrians and vehicles know what is going on and some blinking lights wouldn't hurt either. You must mark the boundaries of your scaffolding, particularly its edges, with warning colours that can be seen from a distance (remember a car or bus travels at speed so the driver needs time to recognise what he or she is seeing).

In addition, your scaffolding London job needs to have adequate protection for the pedestrian in terms of falling masonry and other bits of construction related debris. Where it is unavoidable that pedestrians must walk right by the scaffolding you may wish to set up an enclosure that directs them away from the "drop zone" – so anything falling would do so within the enclosure, while the pedestrians walked without.

Don't forget the length of time that your scaffolding project is going to take, either. If your scaffold is going to be in place for a while then you would be well advised to ensure that you arrange something that fits in with its surroundings. Consider the whole area, and the building being worked on, when you design the scaffolding London project. You may wish to have some kind of artwork on street level hoardings placed around the scaffold: if you do, you should use the artwork either to blend in with local themes, or to suggest to passers by what the building will look like when it is completed.

Your scaffolding project must have the proper health and safety standards compliances. Make sure that all site workers are trained to comply with all current legislation and voluntary standards – and see that every worker is given the correct personal protective equipment.

With a residential scaffolding London project, you should also consider the experience of the people living in the building you are working on. How is your scaffold going to affect the normal running of their day? When will it be erected and what will that mean for people who may be sleeping, or getting up for work or coming home from a night shift? Make sure that your scaffolding complies, as much as possible, with all the needs of the community in which it is built.