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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Location
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Plot Numbers
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Are there TG20 Compliance sheets or design drawings available?
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Have the Scaffolds been built in accordance with the compliance sheets or design provided?
Footings
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Are the footings provided by the client suitable for the pending loads?
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Are sole boards in place and at the correct dimensions?
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Have base plates been used?
Standards
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Are the standards correctly plum and within the allowed erection tolerance?
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Are the joints staggered?
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Are the standard spacing's to Table 1 of TG20 and within the allowable erection tolerance?
Ledgers
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Are the Ledgers correctly plum and within the allowed erection tolerance?
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Are the joints staggered?
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Are the lift heights within the allowed erection tolerance?
Transoms
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Are the transoms of the correct length and do they protrude 25mm past the coupler?
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Is there a transom fitted within 300mm of the node point at ledger braced standards?
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Are the transoms spaced correctly on boarded and non boarded lifts?
Ledger, Façade and Plan Bracing
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Is all bracing connected within 300mm of the node point?
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Is all bracing set at the correct intervals?
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Is all bracing connected using load bearing fittings?
Ties
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Are all ties been set at the frequency of the compliance sheets or design drawing?
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Have primary pull tests been carried out?
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Have proof pull tests been carried out?
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Where ties cannot be used is another system in place to retain the scaffold?
Boarded Lift
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Are the boards in good condition with no excessive splits, or notches?
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Is the working platform free from gaps and trip hazards?
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Are all boards 8ft and under secured once and 6ft boards and under boards secured twice to prevent movement?
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Do all inside standards protrude 1mtr above the working platform?
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Are all inside boards secured to prevent movement?>
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Are the boards supported by at least 50mm past their last support and not exceeding 150mm?
Handrails, Toe Boards & Brick Guards
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Are Handrail and toe boards fitted where there is a risk of persons or materials falling?
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Are the handrails at the correct height 950mm with a gap not exceeding 470mm between the toe board and the handrails?
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Are the handrails and toe boards correctly fixed (toe boards over 2 standards) and are the joints not in the same bay as the ledgers below?
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Are the brick guards in good condition and correctly secured?
Ladder/ stair access
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Are the ladders on a firm and even base and supported only by the stiles?
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Are the ladders correctly secured with either lashing or single fittings that wrap around the stiles?
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Do the ladders protrude at least 1.05mtrs above the working platform? where this is not possible is there an adequate handhold provided?
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Are the stair treads in sound condition and free from hazards that could cause harm?
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are the stair treads fixed securely with no movement?<br>
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Are all the Half landings complete with Handrails and toe boards?
Housekeeping
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Are all the spare materials in a neat and tidy condition?
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Is there a adequate storage area for the spare materials on site? is it in a workable condition?
Signage & Barriers
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Is there signage on display to warn other site users?<br>Loading bay signs/ men working over head/ scaffold incomplete.
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Are there Physical Barriers in use?
SG4:10
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Does the scaffold appear to be erected in accordance with SG4:10?<br>Are there single guardrails on all non working lifts?<br>Is there a ladder access in place for the scaffold erectors to use?
Recommendations & Conclusion
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Quality of fittings
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Quality of boards
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Quality of ladders
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Quality of tube
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Quality of ladder gates/ hatches
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Quality of loading bay gates.
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Other areas covered in this report.
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