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Edge protection inspection
Checklist · Every week, and after it is altered or damaged
Checks temporary edge protection at slab edges, roofs, stairs and openings is complete, fixed and at the right height, with nothing removed.
Use it in Sitro: add it to a project and fill it on a phone, free for 14 days.
The law and guidance behind it
- Work at Height Regulations 2005, Regulation 6 and Schedule 2 (guard rails, toe boards, barriers)
- BS EN 13374, Temporary edge protection systems
The questions
Where and when
- Level and area
- Date
Checks
- Continuous along every open edge, with no gaps
- Top rail at least 950 mm above the edge
- Intermediate rail or mesh so no gap is more than 470 mm
- Toe boards or mesh to stop things falling
- Fixings and posts secure, nothing loose or removed
- Floor openings covered and marked, or guarded
- Anything moved for work put back, or the area kept closed off
Actions
- Anything found that needs putting right (write "None" if nothing)
- Action taken or who it was passed to
Sign-off
- Checked by
- Date and time
- Signature
A template to adapt to your site, not legal advice.
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