What is Scaffolding Insurance and what does it cover?
Scaffolding is a specialist trade within the construction industry, but naturally due to the nature of your services, accidents and claims do happen, and quite a lot! The Health and Safety Executive confirmed that Falls from Height are one of the most common causes of death in the workplace according to Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations. As such understanding where your liability stops and starts as a Scaffolder is important.
Whether you are a sole trader, or a larger scaffolding contractor, your insurance is vital to you what do as a business. If it has not been arranged correctly, it could not only prevent you from securing work as a scaffolder, but the liability claims you could face would be financially devasting to you, and business.
Where can I get Public Liability Insurance Scaffolding and is it expensive?
At Holmes Insurance Brokers we provide tailored solutions to our scaffolders, whether you provide system scaffold or traditional scaffolding services, on either new build development sites or even street work and high streets. We can help you, by either meeting in person to discuss your liability face-to-face, or we can discuss it over the phone.
Contact us to discuss what type of insurance you need legally and safely to trade as a business, so you know you are covered correctly, and have a peace of mind.