CCS Scaffolding celebrates achieving Audited Membership level

CCS Scaffolding, based in Gravesend, Kent, is celebrating after becoming an Audited Member of the Scaffolding Association. The company, which employs more than 40 people, has been a member for 11 months but made the decision to become audited from the moment it gained membership.

Edward Farrell, health and safety executive at CCS, said: “We have always been dedicated to complying with both industry standards and our client’s own safety processes to ensure our scaffolding is erected in the safest manner and our employees’ safety.

“We saw many benefits to becoming an Audited Member but what really stood out for us was the opportunity to undertake an annual audit which is currently not offered by any other association. Also, the fact the association uses an independent UKAS-accredited auditing company is important as it means auditing will be undertaken thoroughly and will help us continually improve our processes as we grow as a company.

“The process of becoming audited was extremely thorough and covered all aspects of the scaffolding industry from our start of shift briefings and tool box talks to harness inspections and a recording of our findings. We also had to demonstrate our working gangs to see whether, as a company, we were following best practice.

“Becoming an Audited Member of the Scaffolding Association means we are confident that our methods and procedures are fully compliant to industry standards and we are working in the safest possible way. We know that