Karl Tidd scaffold Checklist

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• Scaffolding provides a means of working at height. However, erecting scaffolding can be hazardous in its own right, and the safety of the people using it depends on how it is design, erected and maintained whilst in place. There are codes of practice that cover scaffolding, including use of fall arrest equipment whilst it is being erected or altered

• SCAFFOLDING CHECKLIST

• During Erection

• Is the scaffold being erected under the direction of a competent person?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has site been evaluated for hazards (earth fills, ditches, debris, underground electric wires, unguarded openings) or hazardous conditions created by other trades?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there effective barriers or warning notices in place to stop people using an incomplete scaffold, e.g. where working platforms are not fully boarded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Paperwork

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do we have a copy of handover certificate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is scaffolding scaff tag in date?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• (A competent person must inspect the scaffold regularly at least every 7 days and always after it has been substantially altered, damaged and following extreme weather)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all inspections recorded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Scaffold Location

• Is the footing sound and rigid - not on soft ground, frozen ground (that could melt), or resting on blocks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has sufficient public protection been provided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there sufficient control over vehicle movements and crane operations?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Scaffold Structure

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• General

• Is the scaffold level?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the scaffold braced or tied adequately?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• (The scaffold secured to the building or structure in enough places to prevent collapse or be braced appropriately)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the scaffold been designed and constructed to cope with the materials stored on it and are these distributed evenly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there adequate protection from falling debris?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have all parts free from defects such as corrosion, bent or dented tubes?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all planks free of cracks, splits, knots, or damage?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have all uprights been provided with baseplates, and where necessary, soleboards?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the ledgers level?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the transoms / putlogs secured?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Access

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a safe way to get on and off the scaffold, such as a ladder (without climbing on crossbraces)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there access and egress to all working platforms?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are any temporary stairways correctly installed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are portable ladders of an industrial grade (Class 1 or EN131), serviceable and correctly installed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Working Platforms

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there enough working platforms?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the working platforms suitable for the intended work (wide/long enough)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the working platforms at the required location/height?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are guardrails in place (top and intermediate) on all open sides of working platform?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are toeboards in place on all open sides of working platforms?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have all planks been properly secured to the scaffold?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Containment Sheeting

• Has the scaffold been designed for wind loading on any containment sheeting?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the fixing ties secure?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there any rips or tears?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the overlap joints satisfactory?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Unsafe Scaffolding

• Have you deemed scaffolding unsafe?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

If Yes:

• > Has tag been removed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• > Has signage been put up?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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