Integration of 3D scaffold planning at an early stage reduces time and cost

PERI´s North American scaffolding specialists are planning and providing PERI UP industrial scaffold solutions for an advanced oil sand refinery is currently being constructed in Canada. According to PERI, “The PERI UP scaffolding system along with the integration of 3D scaffold planning at an early stage has reduced the time and cost factor while simultaneously increasing safety levels for the construction.”
1,500 tonnes of scaffolding is in daily use while around 1,500 people are employed on the construction site at peak times.

For safety, PERI UP provides system-integrated advantages not only during scaffold assembly operations but also when the scaffolding is being used. For example, due to the continuous metric scaffold grid of the PERI UP Flex Industrial Scaffold System, scaffolding installation to accommodate plant components can be systematically and flexibly carried out, i.e. without time-consuming on-site tube and coupling assembly, in 25 cm increments and thus form safe working platforms. Moreover, the consistent use of system components not only accelerates the assembly work on the scaffold. Through the gap-free installation with system decking, this means there are no overlapping planks thus avoiding the presence of any tripping hazards during later use.
In addition to the system-related assembly and safety advantages provided by the PERI UP Flex Industrial Scaffold, the competent on-site project support in particular has been an important factor for realising time and cost reductions.

Further, the detailed 3D scaffold planning as well as the early consultation and coordination with all project participants has increased both work safety and efficiency. The on-site scaffolding planning with PERI CAD enables PERI´s Canadian engineers to coordinate the proposed solutions in advance with the project partners. Hence, any problem areas can be identified at an early stage which allows the working scaffold to be optimised for expanded use. This avoids improvisation during the actual scaffolding erection phase thus accelerating working operations and increasing safety levels.