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Podium step pre-use check
Checklist · Before each use
The check before a podium step or low-level platform is used: its castors, brakes, gate and guard rails are working and it stands level.
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, Regulations 6, 7 and 8
- The manufacturer's instructions
The questions
The podium
- Podium number or description
- Where it will be used
Checks
- Frame not bent, cracked or damaged
- Castors turn and brakes lock
- Gate or chain closes behind you
- Guard rails in place all round the platform
- Platform sound and adjusted to the right height, locked
- Standing on firm, level ground
- Result
Sign-off
- Checked by
- Date and time
- Signature
A template to adapt to your site, not legal advice.
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