“Attention to detail and safety are core attributes we expect from our contract partners and BGB delivered this.” This is what one of the world’s largest offshore wind project developers said about BGB Group, and they were exactly right. Because here at BGB, safety is our number one priority in everything we do, including our worldwide offshore scaffolding operations.

Exceeding the highest safety standards

Every offshore scaffolding solution that BGB Group puts in place is designed with safety first and foremost in every detail. We don’t just do this to comply with the rules, we do it because we have a duty of care to our team, and to yours. On offshore windfarms, the technicians and operators put their trust in us to protect them while they work in an extreme environment, and we take that trust very seriously.

Naturally, we ensure that all our offshore scaffolding solutions do meet all relevant safety legislation, however, at BGB Group, this is just the starting point, not the end goal. We always aim to exceed these safety levels, to provide the most complete and comprehensive safety cover for your teams.

Our offshore scaffolding solutions are all fully compliant with statutory standards, and they incorporate the latest best practice guidelines from the National Access and Scaffolding Confederation. These include:

• Work at Height Regulations 2005
• Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015
• BS EN 12811 – Temporary Works Structures
• NASC Guidance:
  • TG20:21 – Good Practice for Tube & Fitting Scaffolds
  • SG4:22 – Preventing Falls in Scaffolding Operations
  • TG4:19 – Anchorage Systems
  • SG6:22 – Manual Handling

A fully trained team

Not only is the BGB Group offshore scaffolding team fully trained and highly qualified, they will work with your team to deliver comprehensive safety training on site. 

All of our operatives hold valid Construction Industry Scaffolders Record Scheme

(CISRS) cards appropriate to their grade, from labourer to inspector, and all of our offshore scaffolding supervisors are certified under the Site Supervisors or Site Management Safety Training Schemes. 

These highly qualified operatives will pass on their knowledge and expertise to your own team through toolbox talks, task briefings and daily safety walks. We take the time to do this to make sure that everyone involved with the offshore scaffolding is fully briefed and aware of their responsibilities in keeping themselves and their colleagues safe.

Expert designs always available

You can trust that all BGB Group’s offshore scaffolding solutions are designed and checked by experienced, expert engineers. BGB Group incorporate the latest advances in scaffolding safety systems, including scaffold steps, dummy lifts and advanced guardrail systems for collective fall prevention, along with inertia reels, twin-lanyard harnesses and mobile man anchors for all personnel working at height.

To underline this attention to detail, every installation comes with a complete package of detailed documentation available for consultation and inspection on-site at all times. This includes:

• Digital handover certificates, scaffold registers and 7-day statutory inspections
• TG20:21 compliance sheets for standard scaffold types
• Full design packs for complex or non-standard structures
• Calculations, drawings and wind load assessments
• Anchorage pull tests with documented records
• ‘Construction Issue’ design drawings 

The offshore scaffolding experts

Here at BGB Group, we love a challenge when it comes to offshore scaffolding. Our expert team can help you reach higher, further and into more awkward to reach places than ever before. But whatever the challenge, however much it stretches our expertise to the limit, you can rest assured that we will never compromise on safety to achieve it.

To find out more about BGB Group’s offshore scaffolding solutions, get in touch with our team today in the UK, the US or Taiwan.