02 · Scaffolding & Props

Scaffolding

Also called Staging · Frame scaffold · Scaffold frames

A 6 ft rolling tower with a walkboard and castors — a stable platform for indoor work at low level, moved without dismantling it.

Manual / non-powered

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Overview

Our all-purpose scaffold is a rolling tower: a welded frame on castors with a walkboard across it, so one or two people can work from a flat platform and push the whole thing to the next spot instead of climbing down and moving a ladder.

The catalogue unit is 6 ft tall, 6 ft long and 29 in wide, takes 1,000 lb of people and materials together, and gives a working height of 2 to 6 ft. It rolls through a 30 in doorway, which is the point of it — ceilings, lighting, ductwork, painting and fit-out work indoors.

Two things it is not. It is not facade scaffolding: it does not reach a second storey, and it is meant for indoor use on a flat floor. And it does not come with guard rails — they are a separate item, and anyone working at the top of it should be asking for them.

It is stackable, but stacking changes the machine. Height, bracing, outriggers and tie-ins stop being a rental question and become an engineered one — ring the counter before anyone goes above a single lift.

Catalogue specifications

Weight: 153 lb

Best uses

Indoor work at ceiling height — lighting, ductwork, sprinklers
Painting, plastering and fit-out on a flat floor
Jobs that move along a room, where a ladder would be repositioned all day
Holding a person and materials together, up to 1,000 lb

Not suited for

Work above about 6 ft — that is a boom lift, scissor lift or personnel lift
Outdoor or uneven ground; it is a flat-floor machine on castors
Working at the top without guard rails, which are a separate item
Stacking lifts without talking to the counter first

Troubleshooting

Find a symptom

Frame wobbles, leans or is out of plumb

Checks to try, in order

Check all four castors are locked and sitting flat on the floor.
Make sure all cross braces are fitted and locked on their pins.
Adjust the screw jacks until the frame is level and plumb.

Never climb a scaffold that is out of plumb or missing braces. Fix it from the ground first.

Reference draft — always follow the manufacturer’s manual.

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Brace or coupling pin won't lock

Checks to try, in order

Check the frames are square and aligned. Don't hammer braces into place.
Look for bent braces or damaged locks.

Bent or damaged components get tagged out and returned.

Reference draft — always follow the manufacturer’s manual.

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Safety

Inspect every frame, brace and plank before erecting. Tag damaged parts out.
Never climb the cross braces. Use the built-in ladder or access frame.
Fit guardrails and toe boards on working platforms, and tie tall scaffolds to the structure as the manufacturer requires.