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Aluminium mobile tower build and handover inspection
Checklist · After building, and after moving or altering
The inspection of an aluminium tower after it is built or moved, before it is handed over for use: built to the maker's instructions by a trained person, braced, stabilised, locked and tagged.
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The law and guidance behind it
- Work at Height Regulations 2005, Regulation 12 (inspection after assembly)
- BS EN 1004-1, Mobile access and working towers
- PASMA guidance (referred to, not copied)
The questions
The tower
- Tower make, model and number
- Where
- Platform height
Checks
- Built to the maker's instructions by a trained person
- Level and plumb on firm ground
- Castors locked, or base plates on firm ground
- All braces in place and locked
- Stabilisers or outriggers fitted as the instructions say
- Guard rails and toe boards on every working platform
- Trapdoor platforms and access ladder secure
- Tag shows it is safe to use
Sign-off
- Inspected by
- Date and time
- Signature
A template to adapt to your site, not legal advice.
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