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Scaffold inspection
Checklist · Every 7 days, and after anything that could affect its stability
The scaffold inspection report the Work at Height Regulations require: before first use, every 7 days, and after bad weather or alteration.
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 12 and Schedule 7
- HSE, Inspecting scaffolds (Work at Height Regulations, regulation 12)
The questions
The inspection
- Inspection carried out for (name) (Work at Height Regulations 2005, Schedule 7, paragraph 1)
- Their address (Work at Height Regulations 2005, Schedule 7, paragraph 1)
- Where the scaffold is (Work at Height Regulations 2005, Schedule 7, paragraph 2)
- Description of the scaffold (type, lifts, bays, loading class) (Work at Height Regulations 2005, Schedule 7, paragraph 3)
- Date and time of the inspection (Work at Height Regulations 2005, Schedule 7, paragraph 4)
Checks
- Base plates and sole boards sound, on firm ground
- Standards plumb, ledgers and transoms in place
- Ties in place, as the design shows
- Bracing in place
- Boards fully boarded, secured, no trip gaps
- Guard rails, intermediate rails and toe boards fitted
- Ladder access secure, gate or gap protected
- Not overloaded; materials stacked safely
- Scaffold tag shows this inspection
- Result
Findings and sign-off
- Anything found that could put anyone's health or safety at risk (write "None" if nothing) (Work at Height Regulations 2005, Schedule 7, paragraph 5)
- Action taken because of it (write "None" if none needed) (Work at Height Regulations 2005, Schedule 7, paragraph 6)
- Further action needed (write "None" if none) (Work at Height Regulations 2005, Schedule 7, paragraph 7)
- Inspected by (name) (Work at Height Regulations 2005, Schedule 7, paragraph 8)
- Their position (Work at Height Regulations 2005, Schedule 7, paragraph 8)
- Signature of the person making the report
A template to adapt to your site, not legal advice.
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