§ 13. Mr. THORNEasked the Home Secretary whether he has received a report in connection with an accident to two workmen who fell from a scaffolding at Latchmere Road, Battersea; and whether the scaffolding was properly erected and protected?
§ Sir J. GILMOURThe report received in this case shows that the scaffold was of the bracket type and that the accident occurred through one of the dogs securing the brackets coming out. This type of scaffold is not accepted as suitable in the case of building operations to which the Factory Acts apply, but this particular operation did not come within the scope of the Acts.