A scaffolder requiring a pole carried it from point A on [fig. 146] to point B. He carelessly carried it upon his right shoulder, and in turning the corner the pole hit against the standard C, the recoil knocking him off the scaffold. If he had carried the pole on his left shoulder he would have fallen inwardly on the boards, and his life would not have been lost.
CHAPTER XI
LEGAL MATTERS AFFECTING SCAFFOLDING. LOCAL BYE-LAWS
Regulations governing the erection of scaffolding have been made by many of the principal Local Authorities in the Kingdom. Their purpose is to safeguard the public using the thoroughfares near which the structures are built. Those issued by the City Corporation of London are summarised as follows:—
CORPORATION OF LONDON
REGULATIONS FOR SCAFFOLDS
APPLICATIONS
Each application for a scaffold is to be entered in a book, with headings for the following information:—
Name of street or place, and number of house.
Nature of work to be executed. Area of ground level of new premises to be built, or old premises largely altered.
Number of storeys, including ground floor, if new premises are to be built or old premises altered.
Length of scaffolding needed.
Time for which license is requested.