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NASC Registered in England: 4866191 Registered Address: |
Full Membership
In order to become a Full Member the applying company has to meet the following criteria.
Please be aware that the membership criteria is strict. Please ensure you complete the application form (found at the bottom of this page) carefully and in full.
Please also read this article, click here
Trading
The applicant has to have been trading for 2 years and needs to be able to produce evidence of trading accounts as prepared by the company accountants/auditors for the period.
VAT
The applicant must be VAT registered.
Insurance
The applicant must hold adequate levels of insurance appropriate to the activities of the business.
Employment
The applicant must be able to show that all management and supervision are directly employed. A minimum of 75% of hourly paid operatives must be directly employed as a condition of membership.
Training
The NASC is committed to the full registration of site employees under the CISRS/CSCS schemes. Applicants must be able to produce records of training and a plan for the continuation of training. A minimum of 75% carded scaffolding operatives is required as a condition of membership.
Please note that within your 75% of carded operatives there must be a healthy ratio of fully trained operatives to trainee operatives (a typical healthy ratio would be 1:1).
Construction Industry Training Board (CITB)
The applicant must be CITB registered.
Health and Safety
The applicant must:
- Provide a satisfactory signed Health and Safety policy statement;
- Provide evidence that it meets current health and safety legislation;
- Agree to complete the NASC annual accident return
Audit
The applicant must complete the NASC biennial membership audit.
Security
The applicant must ensure that all scaffolding plant and equipment which it owns or uses is clearly identifiable. NASC members are expected to be actively involved in crime prevention and should report all thefts of scaffolding plant and equipment to the NASC and the police.
Meeting Attendance
The applicant must be represented at a minimum of two NASC regional meetings per year. The applicant must be prepared to nominate a representative to participate in NASC standing committees, e.g. training, health and safety, technical, contractual, and security.
Construction Industry Joint Council (CIJC)
Members shall operate terms and conditions of employment in accordance with agreements reached from time to time by the construction Industry Joint Council or its successors, and shall abide by such statutory wage controls as may apply in respect of all employees, and shall take all reasonable steps to ensure wherever possible and practicable that their labour force is operated on a ‘directly employed’ basis.
Code of Conduct
An applicant must be prepared to abide by the NASC Code of Conduct and the NASC Bye Laws and Rules.
NASC Code of Conduct PDF (300Kb)
Applying for Full Membership
Please provide as much detail as possible when submitting your application form. Insufficient detail or missing information will create a delay in processing your application and may result in your application being returned.12 Bridewell Place
London
EC4V 6AP
