Scaffold Inspection Markscon

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Scaffold Inspection: Markscon

Scaffold tag displayed
Does the scaffold tag indicate the rating for this scaffold?
Please ADD photo of Scaffold Tag.
Is there any signage indicating "No Entry. Scaffold Incomplete" or "Men Working Overhead" where required?
Are incomplete scaffolding platforms blocked with a physical barrier as well as signage?
Required permits on record

Sub base in good condition?
Sole plates (where required on soft ground) in place?
Are base plates positioned centrally on the sole plates?
Are the standards sitting plumb and firm on the base plates?
Adjustable jacks/base plates?
Caster wheels (with brakes)
Are working platforms fully decked? (no gaps or missing boards / planks)
Are boards / planks secured against uplift from wind?
Are planks uniform and in good condition? (no splits, cracks, knots or bends)
Are Ties to support building are adequate? Are ties being maintained at roughly every 2nd lift vertically and every 3rd bay horizontally?
Where materials are stacked on platforms, is there sufficient access provided? (min. 450mm for persons and tools [2 planks], min 675mm wide for persons and materials [3 planks])
Is the scaffold stable when standing on the top deck? If it shakes or doesn’t feel stable, chances are it isn’t.
Scaffold not overloaded. Are the loads on working platforms within their design load?
Are platforms free of obstructions? (electrical leads, building rubble and debris causing tripping hazards)

Are handrails, midrails and kick plates installed on all working decks and access platforms from which a person or object could fall 2m or more, and are they secure?
Where the gap between the structure and the scaffold is more than 225mm, has edge protection been provided?
Toe boards installed
Mesh guards installed
Scaffold clean/clear for access
Unused components correctly stored
Where any changes to the structure have occurred (eg removal of formwork), is the gap between the structure and the scaffold still less than 225mm? If not, edge protection or hopup brackets must be provided.

Access provided (ladders etc)
Are ladders fitted internally?
Are they adequately secured at the top and bottom?
Are they pitched at 1:4?
Do they extend 900mm above the landing?
Are they in good condition and free of defects?
Where access stairs are used, are they bearing squarely and adequately on transoms and are the no excessive gaps between the platform and transoms?
Access stairs with handrails
Mesh to access stairs

Is scaffolding erected beyond the No Go Zone of overhead power lines? (4.6m horizontally either side and 5m vertically above or below power lines)
If within the No Go Zone, is written permission available from the power supply company and have the lines been de energized?
Are electrical leads being restricted to the level they originate rather than being run from one scaffold level to another?
Are insulated hooks available so that leads are elevated rather than being in contact with any scaffold components such as handrails and ledgers, or wound around ties or couplers?