Mobile Scaffolding - Task Inspection 20

Task Inspection 20 - Mobile Scaffolding

Complete Site/Inspection Details

• Project Name:

• Project No:

• Completed By:

• Date:

  Date

• Signature:

  Sign

• Have all personnel involved in the task read and signed onto SWMS?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has a certificated scaffolder erected mobile scaffold in excess of 4 metres in height, where complex configurations are involved or if the scaffold has cantilevers or outriggers?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the mobile scaffold set up on firm and level ground?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is castor wheels adjustment device operational, adjusted correctly and locked to prevent movement?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Plan bracing as low as possible, base frame is square and level, standards (uprights) plumb and joints firmly fitted, diagonal bracing secured and all end clip mechanisms in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Working Load Limit of 225kg for light weight aluminium mobile scaffold not exceeded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are top rails between 900mm and 1100mm in height and are midrails and toe boards in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are ladders positioned internally, secured at top & bottom, ≈ 1:4 slope, extends 900mm through trapdoor?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the trapdoor closed while personnel are working on the working deck?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the working height of the platform is at a suitable height and is fully decked?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Mobile scaffolds must only be used on hard level surfaces and must not be located closer than 1 metre to any slab edge, penetration, excavation or other step down without edge protection?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Mobile scaffold with ratio 3:1 must have outriggers, e.g. 4m base with 1.2m base must have outriggers in place (2:1 ratio for a narrow base width <1.2m)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are personnel not on working platform while mobile scaffolding moved?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there sufficient public protection and mobile plant/vehicles (exclusion zones and delineation)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is mobile scaffold clear of electrical hazards during erection and use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the scaffold and works being conducted from the scaffold safe?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Corrective Actions

Action

By Who

By When