Health and Safety

Health and safety is paramount in everything we do; and this emphasis is reflected in our excellent safety record and numerous awards and testimonials.

Underpinned by excellent, fully integratedpolicies covering health and safety, environment and quality, Tone Scaffolding holds a number of key accreditations including: ISO 9001:2008, Achilles Link-Up, Achilles UDVB, CHAS, CHSG, NASC and we are sponsors for the Network Rail Sentinel Scheme. We are in the process of gaining the Achilles Building Confidence accreditation.We invest heavily in both our work force and our equipment. Our personnel are all directly employed, and benefit from regular, up to the minute training, on health and safety, industry good practice, specialised courses and CITB accredited qualifications. All site operatives hold an appropriate CISRS card.

Our enviable health and safety track record is achieved through:

Innovation - at the forefront of health and safety innovation, TONE has patented a simple, yet unique scaffold security device that prevents tampering; and has developed and implemented a vehicle edge protection system, providing workers with a safe area of work for loading and unloading;

• Professional advice – in addition to our own in-house personnel, we ensure the highest of standard by utilising the services of external professional safety advisors;
• Supervision – we employ a high ratio of supervisors to manage the scaffolding teams; all our supervisors are trained to SSSTS and hold the CITB Scaffold Supervisor cards;
• Safety monitoring / surveillance – our systems are constantly monitored and reviewed to maximise opportunities for improvement and prevention;
• Risk and method statements – by using job specific method statements and regular on-site toolbox talks we ensure that health and safety remains paramount at all times;
• Inspections – with a full time scaffold inspector we are able to offer a fully documented inspection / maintenance service, including where required the use of the ‘safe label’ system.
• PPE – all our personnel are provided with high quality PPE to enable them to carry out their work safely. With safety critical equiptment, controlled records are maintained for the purpose of inspection, maintenance and replacement.