A method for carrying out work on an object of shipbuilding or building construction or industrial installations which comprises connecting a plurality of hanging stages onto an object of shipbuilding or building construction or an industrial installation, which hanging stages comprise a stainless base plate and a U-shaped fixture removably attached to the base plate, wherein the stainless base plates are connected to the object and spaced from one another so as to permanently remain connected to the object, and attaching the fixtures by a detachable screw or plug-in connection to the base plate and closing the screw or plug-in connection after detaching and removing the fixtures from the base plate.