This Alert highlights the need for scaffold components to be marked in accordance with Australian Standards. Unmarked scaffold couplers (swivel and right angle reduction couplers) - that are used to brace formwork frames and props - were recently found on a construction site. Since 1991, AS 1576.2 - Scaffolding - Couplers and accessories has required scaffold couplers and accessories be marked with the manufacturer’s name or trademark.

Read the safety alert here.