Scaffold Inspection Checklist

• Audit Title

• Document No.

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Personnel

Client / Site /

• location desciption

Scaffold vicinity

• Is scaffold erected within the Electrical 'No Go Zone' ?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is scaffold erected a safe distance away from trenches or excavations ?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Public Safety

• is the Scaffold located in a public area

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• is the scaffold protected from people climbing?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are scaffold materials fenced away from public access?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Can falling objects hit people below?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are kickers in place or areas plyed out to prevent materials and tools rolling off scaffold onto the public

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the 45 degree rule for constructing scaffold being adhered to

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a spotter being used during construction to stop works while pedestrians are escorted past areas non compliant with the 45 degree rule

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does scaffold prevent the use of emergency exit or other accessways?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• are all scaffolding materials congregated within site fencing

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Yes

  No

  N/A

Scaff-tags / Access & Egress

• Are scaff-tags fitted at access / egress points?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there 2 points of access in case of emergency including 1 stretcher stairs?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are ladders of an industrial grade,serviceable,correctly installed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do ladders extend working platforms by 1m?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are ladders installed in the 1:4 ratio?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does every work platform have safe access/egress?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

Scaffold structure

• Are the soleboards centered?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the soleboards of legal specified dimensions?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the soleboards in serviceable condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the standards bearing firmly ? (not floating)

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Are standards plumb?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are ledgers and transoms secure and level?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the scaffold feel stable? ( no wobble)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there sufficient ties?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Is the scaffold braced?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Photos

  Media

Working Platforms

• Does the scaffold have suitable amount of working platforms?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Are these platforms suitable for the trades?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Are these platforms constructed for the appropriate live loads? ( light-med-heavy duty )

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Photos

  Media

Tube & Coupler scaffolds

• Are there non regulation tube & coupler scaffold additions to the modular scaffold structure?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Please describe areas of concern

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Photograph any tube & coupler additions

  Media

General fit for purpose

• Do any areas of scaffold exceed the maximum clearance of 225 mm from exterior of building under construction?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Do lap boards have a minimum overlap of 500mm used on returns and gaps between working platforms?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Photos

  Media

Comments / scaffold photos / drawings /

• Sketch any areas that may need attention

  Drawing

• Additional Photos

  Media
Sign off by inspecting person

• Name

  Sign

• Date and time

  Date