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Safety and health at IDH – celebrating World Day for Safety and Health at Work

World Day for Safety and Health

Did you know that April 28th is World Day for Safety and Health at work? IDH strives to be efficient, accredited, compliant, and most importantly, safe. As a global engineering design consultancy, we offer innovative and professional temporary and permanent works design services. So we ensure that our designs are the most efficient, economic, and safest solutions.

Safety and health at IDH

By working closely with sub-contractors, main contractors, developers and homeowners, we are able to provide design, design checking and independent advice. We cover all of your temporary works and permanent works requirements. And all of our projects are guaranteed to be economical, safe and practical.

We improve health and safety on-site through in-depth, fully informed, and coordinated designed solutions, while considering all potential risks. Our services are well thought out, covering all aspects of the project.

The team at IDH are committed to the following Standards:

  • BS 5975:2019 – Code of Practice for Temporary Works Procedures and the Permissible Stress Design of Falsework
  • BS 2482:2009 – Specification for Timber Scaffold Boards
  • BS 5974:2017 – Planning, Design, Setting Up and Use of Temporary Suspended Access Equipment. Code of Practice
  • BS EN 1991-1:2002 Eurocode 1 – Actions on Structures. General Actions
  • BS EN 12810-1:2003 – Façade Scaffold Made of Prefabricated Components – Product Specifications
  • BS EN 12811-1:2003 – Temporary Works Equipment: Scaffolds – Performance Requirements and General Design
  • BS EN 13374:2004 Temporary Edge Protection Systems – Product Specification, Test Methods
  • BS EN 39:2001 – Loose Steel Tubes for Tube and Coupler Scaffolds – Technical Delivery Conditions
  • TG20:21 – NASC Guide to Good Practice for Tube & Fittings Scaffolds
  • TG9:18 – NASC Guide to the Design and Construction of Temporary Roofs and Buildings
  • TG4:19 – NASC Guide to Anchoring Systems for Scaffolding
  • SG4:15 – NASC Guide to Preventing Falls in Scaffolding Operations
  • NG DH 25– Design Handbook – Guidance on The Design and Use of Temporary Scaffold Guards
  • Working at Height Regulations 2005
  • Construction Design and Management Regulations 2015
  • Formwork – A Guide to Good Practice

Contact us

Please contact us with any questions or projects to discuss, or have a look at some of our case studies.

+44 (0)1622 690410
info@idh-design.co.uk