Information
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Document No.
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Client / Site
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Conducted on
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Prepared by
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Working At Height Regulations
These regulations requires that a Mobile Access Tower be inspected and approved by a competent person and within 24hrs a report there of be provided to the person on whose behalf the inspection was carried out
Details of competent person making this inspection
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Name
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PASME No.
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Time of inspection
Description of Tower
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Double / Single width
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Tower Manufacturer
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Height
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Will stabilisers be needed
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Type
- Aluminuim
- Fibreglass
The following items are to be checked
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Do you have a copy of the Manufacturers Instruction Manual (MIM) to enable you check the tower
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Does the environment have a detrimental affect on the safe use of the tower
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Are the castors or base plates fully in contact with the ground and bearing their share of the weight of the tower and that all 4 brakes are applied
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Are the adjustable legs only bing used to level the tower and not for gaining height?
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Is the tower build on firm and stable ground
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Are stabilisers fitted and are they the correct size for the height of the scaffold
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Is the bracing patten used? In accordance with the manufacturers instructions
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Check that all hooks on the braces are fully engaged
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Check that all the handrails and mid guards are fitted in the correct positions
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Check that all interlocking devises, locking frames together are engaged
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Check that all platforms are in the correct position in the tower
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Check that the trap door opens to the outboard side of the tower
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Check that, if the tower is single width, that all platforms have trap doors
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Are toe board fitted to the working platform, or any other platform that gear is stowed
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If the tower has been tied in, check that the method is adequate and at the correct intervals in accordance with the MIM
