Mobile scaffold towers are light and easy to assemble and dismantle. Their basic material is aluminum. It is light and sturdy at the same time. In addition, they are incredibly versatile. They are ideal for jobs that requires a few hours of hard work. When used properly, they are safe and usually a lot safer than trying to work from a ladder or builders steps, and a lot more comfortable too. However, people do take them for granted. Even though mobile scaffold towers are easy to erect, it is always necessary that they are properly installed to ensure safety.

Basic Guidelines for Setting up a Safe Scaffold Tower

Before setting up the scaffold towers, there are several things you need to do first. You need to survey the area where you would set up the scaffold towers. You have to check the parts before you assemble them. To give a better idea of what you need to do, here are a few guidelines to help you with setting up the scaffold towers.

- What is the ground like?

- Is it level? Is it uneven?

- Is it clear of drains, trenches, small craters, or holes?

- Is the ground firm enough to take the weight of the workmen, their tools and materials, and the scaffold itself?

- Is there enough room or space to move about? You should be aware that the base of the tower will often be larger than the platform, particularly if you need to fit outriggers.

- If you're using wheels and casters, you need to make sure their brakes are in working condition. It is important that they work well or else the scaffold might move or become unstable thus, working with it can be very dangerous. They would need to be repaired prior to using the mobile scaffold.

- Always check every part of the tower before you assemble it. From the braces, ladders, platform, etc. If anything is damaged, does not fit properly, or perhaps comes from another manufacturer's system, you would have to find a replacement for that part.

- You need to check if wheels are needed in the area you will be using the scaffold tower. Base plates maybe needed especially when you want the load on the scaffold towers to spread on the ground, which the wheels may not be able to do.

- There may be some situations wherein you have no other choice but to take the scaffold towers apart and rebuild them in a new position. This is where light weight scaffold towers come in handy.

- Never move scaffold towers when there are people, materials, or tools on it.

- Never use blocks, bricks, or anything else other than the specified parts to support the tower or try to make it taller. You should either add or take away a section if you want to alter the height.

- Once the towers are in the correct position, level it if you need to by using jacks. The jacks are only for leveling, never use them to try and add height to the tower.

You have to carefully follow every direction. The scaffold towers become dangerous if the assembly is taken for granted. There are no shortcuts in erecting the scaffold tower. Every fixing, brace, and piece have to be in the right place and properly secured. Safety is the primary concern when erecting a scaffold tower. The only way to be sure that everything is alright is to have properly trained people follow the manufacturer's assembly guide.