TG20:13 | Supplement 1

TG20:13 Supplement 1

This document is a supplement to TG20:13, the comprehensive Information in this supplement

guide to good practice for tube and fitting scaffolding published
by the NASC. TG 20 eGuide 1.1
The supplement is intended to be used with version 1.1 of the 1.1
TG20:13 eGuide, the interactive guide to TG20, which is available
for download from the NASC website. High-tensile steel tubes
In addition to describing the improvements made to the eGuide 1.2
software, this supplement extends TG20:13 by permitting the
use of 3.2 mm wall thickness high tensile cold-formed steel tubes
to BS  EN  10219-1 in accordance with an appropriate TG 20
compliance sheet.

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Publication date: September 2014.

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 TG 20 eGuide 1.1
SECTION

1.1

This supplement should be used in conjunction with the

new version of the TG 20:13 eGuide, which is available as a
software update from the NASC website: TG 20 compliance sheets produced with
www.nasc.org.uk/tg20_13/tg20_13_supplement_1_and_eguide_update the original version of the eGuide, or from
the Operational Guide, are still valid.
The new features and enhancements provided by version
1.1 of the TG 20 eGuide are described in this section.

3.2 mm cold formed high-tensile tubes Identifying the TG 20 eGuide version
TG 20 compliance sheets are now available for scaffolding It is possible to identify which of your computers or mobile
formed with 3.2 mm thick high-tensile galvanised steel tubes devices have been updated to the latest version of the TG 20
manufactured by a cold forming process to BS EN 10219-1. eGuide by pressing the ‘i’ icon in the top-right corner of the
Welcome screen. This displays the About screen, which
Further information is provided in section 1.2 of this
includes the version number and other information.
supplement.

Sheeted scaffolds with transom units

Version 1.1 of the TG 20 eGuide now provides TG 20
compliance sheets for sheeted independent scaffolding and
tied towers constructed using TG 20 compliant prefabricated
transom units.
All TG 20 compliant sheeted scaffolds require ledger bracing at
alternate frames, including those with transom units, as stated
Independent scaffolding
on the TG 20 compliance sheets. A tied independent scaffold with 2.0 m maximum lift heights
For any TG 20 compliant sheeted scaffolding, a structural
butting transom or push-pull tie is required at every node
Desi
point as described in section 6.8 of the TG 20:13 Operational P Ma
Guide, irrespective of whether prefabricated transom units or
conventional tube-and-fitting construction is adopted.
Max
P On
For the transom units at each end frame in every lift the inner ma
coupler nearest the façade should be reinforced by securely
fixing supplementary right angle couplers to the ledger one
P Fo
each side in contact with the transom unit coupler. Ties
Guidance for TG 20 compliant prefabricated transom units is P 1x
provided in section 4.5 of the TG 20:13 Operational Guide. P Ma
Additional enhancements P Ma
The TG 20 compliance sheets produced by version 1.1 of the
TG 20 eGuide also include a number of minor enhancements.
A note has now been added to the foot of each compliance
sheet to state that any illustrations it contains are intended
to be indicative and are not design drawings. Instead, they
are an aid to identifying and understanding the design criteria
described on the sheet.
Some minor modifications to the text of the compliance Location Add
sheets have also been made. The criterion that describes Suitable for sites with a wind factor of 24.5 (moderate wind P A
when it is permitted to connect tie tubes to the inner face of exposure). Design
the scaffold only has been clarified, as has the horizontal tie stated
spacing for scaffolds with bay lengths less than 2.0 m.
Criteria
Whilst the NASC recommends that the latest version of the
TG 20 eGuide and its compliance sheets are always used, the To be erected as a TG20 compliant tied independent scaffold as described
enhancements provided in version 1.1 of the eGuide do not P May be formed from high-tensile galvanised steel tubes of P Fa
invalidate the compliance sheets in the TG 20:13 Operational 3.2 mm wall thickness and minimum 355 N/mm² design
strength to BS EN 10219-1;
P Le
Guide or any previously-issued compliance sheets.
P 31.1:
– 5Aboards wide; sheet for high-tensile steel tubes.
P Do
Figure compliance pe
P Maximum lift height: 2.0 m; P Sin
2
P Maximum bay length: 2.0 m;
P Int
P Maximum transom spacing: 1.2 m;
P Tie
P The scaffold will not be clad with debris-netting or sheeting; be
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High-tensile steel tubes

SECTION

1.2

This supplement extends the tube types permitted for TG 20 tag should also include the section designation (including
compliant scaffolding to include 3.2 mm thick high tensile thickness) in accordance with the EN.
galvanised cold formed steel scaffold tubes supplied in
Tubes supplied to this standard have a lower axial load
accordance with BS EN 10219-1.
capacity than type 4 steel tubes or hot-rolled high-tensile steel
Background tubes, as shown in tables 5.10 and 5.10 a of the TG 20:13
Design Guide. As such, the TG 20 compliance sheets supplied
Section 4.1 of the TG 20:13 Operational Guide states that with the TG 20:13 Operational Guide should not be used for
TG 20 compliant scaffolds may be formed from BS EN 39 type scaffolds constructed from them.
4 galvanised steel tubes or equivalent.
Version 1.1 of the TG 20 eGuide addresses this by providing
It also defines a specification for 3.2 mm thick high-tensile compliance sheets for tubes of this specification.
galvanised hot rolled steel tubes to BS EN 10210-1 grade
S 355, which offer structural performance comparable with TG 20 compliance sheets
type 4 steel tubes despite their lesser thickness.
A new option for selecting the required tube material has been
However, many of the high-tensile steel scaffold tubes provided in the TG 20 eGuide, as shown in figure 1.2.
supplied to the U K scaffolding industry are manufactured with
If cold-formed high-tensile steel tubes are selected, this is
a cold-formed process to BS EN 10219-1.
stated on the compliance sheet as shown in figure 1.1.
This supplement extends TG 20:13 to specify the conditions
If type 4 galvanised steel tubes (or equivalent) are selected,
under which tubes to this specification can be used for TG 20
the tube material is not specified on the compliance sheet and
compliant scaffolding.
the scaffold must be in accordance with the guidance in the
Tube specification TG 20:13 Operational Guide as previously.

Tubes used in accordance with this supplement must be high- Only the tube types defined in the Operational Guide may be
tensile galvanised steel tubes of 48.3 mm diameter, 3.2 mm used with the TG 20 compliance sheets provided with the
wall thickness and minimum 355 N / mm ² design strength Operational Guide and with version 1.0 of the TG 20 eGuide.
supplied in accordance with BS EN 10219-1.
Using mixed tube stocks
Such tubes can be identified on delivery with a stamped
If a mixed stock of scaffolding tubes is used, combining cold
marking, or as a minimum with an attached tag, to include as
formed high-tensile steel tubes with type 4 steel tubes, TG 20
a minimum the steel designation (‘EN 10219 – S 355 JOH’)
compliance sheets for cold formed high-tensile steel tubes
and the manufacturer’s name or trademark. The marking or
must be used to allow for their lower axial load capacity.

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Figure 1.2: Selecting the scaffold tube material from version 1.1 of the TG 20 eGuide.

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