Scaffolding

SCAFFOLDING
PRINTED BY SPOTTISWOODE AND CO. LTD., NEW-STREET SQUARE LONDON
A TREATISE ON THE DESIGN & ERECTION OF SCAFFOLDS, GANTRIES, AND STAGINGS,
With an Account of the Appliances used in connection therewith
FOR THE USE OF CONTRACTORS, BUILDERS, CLERKS OF WORKS, ETC.
With a Chapter on the Legal Aspect of the Question.
SECOND EDITION, REVISED
WITH 146 DIAGRAMS AND 6 FULL-PAGE PLATES.
LONDON: B. T. BATSFORD, 94 HIGH HOLBORN 1907.
Scaffolding up to quite recent years has been considered by builders and others concerned, with the exception of the actual workmen, to be a matter of small importance and consequently unworthy of study. Recent legislation, however (the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1897, and the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, and preceding dates), has brought it into greater prominence, with the result that more attention has lately been given to it. Special study of the subject has, however, remained very difficult owing to the lack of accessible information.
The author, in the course of considerable experience in the building trade, has had opportunities of examining a large number of scaffolds throughout the country, affording him exceptional facilities for thoroughly studying the subject, and he has been led to prepare this treatise in the hope that it may prove useful to those engaged both in the design and erection of scaffolds for building purposes. While special attention has been given to practical details, the theory has not been neglected, but has been dealt with by the use of terms well understood in the building trade. The various formulæ given have been simplified as far as possible, and it is hoped that in these days of technical education they will not be beyond the scope of the reader.
The illustrations have generally been drawn to scale, but for the sake of clearness, details are given to a larger scale where necessary.