Title Page
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Site Inspection Address
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Report Identification Number
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Clients Name
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Date and Time of Inspection
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Type of Inspection being carried out
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Scaffold Report Result
- Pass
- Pass with Advisories / Improvements
- Fail
Introduction
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Introduction - It is the scaffold user/hirers responsibility to ensure that all scaffolding has been inspected as follows. All scaffolds should be inspected following installation and before use. Scaffold should be inspected no more than every 7 days there after. This is a maximum and could change due to severe weather. All scaffolding inspections must be carried out by a competent person whose combination of knowledge, training and experience is appropriate for the type of complexity of the scaffold.
Scaffolding Inspection Report & Register
- Scaffold Inspection Report
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Location of Scaffold
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Type of Scaffolding being Inspected
- Tower
- Independent / Beamed Independent
- Birdcage / Crash Deck
- Loading Bay
- Support / Prop Scaffold
- Gantry / Public Protection
- Haki Staircase
- Hop Ups / Step Downs
- Edge Protection
- Demarcation Edge Protection
- Temporary Roof
- Access Ramp
- Scaffold Racks
- Other
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Are ground conditions/foundations suitable to take the imposed loads of the scaffold?
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Are sole pads in place if required, and are they to the correct measurements of 450mmx225mmx35mm
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Have standards been adequately installed? (consider level, joints, connections and spacings etc)
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Have ledgers been adequately installed? (consider level, joints, connection and spacings etc)
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Have transoms been adequately installed? (consider spacings, extension and connections etc)
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Have the correct scaffold fittings been used appropriately and are they fit for purpose?
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Have braces been installed correctly and in line with the approved working design or TG20:21 compliance sheet?
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Have bay sizes been erected in-line with an up to date TG20:21 compliance sheet or an approved working design?
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Have all lift heights been erected correctly and in-line with an up to date TG20:21 compliance sheet or an approved working design?
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Have all scaffolds been erected safely and in-line with SG4:22 guidelines?
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Are ties required on the scaffold which is being inspected?
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Have all scaffolds been adequately tied or stabilised and in-line with the relevant approved working design / TG20:21 compliance sheet?
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Types of Ties Installed?
- Butted
- SK's
- Through Tie
- Reveal Tie
- Rakers
- Buttress
- Apollo Tie - Including Hook Coupler
- Box Tie
- Lip Tie
- Tech Screw Anchor - Including Hook Coupler
- Ground Anchor
- No Ties Required
- Resin
- Shear Tie
- Other
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Have all preliminary pull tests been carried out in line with TG4:19 and in line with the current approved/working design?
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Have all proof tests been carried out in line with TG4:19 and in line with the current approved/working design?
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Have all guardrails been adequately installed to all working platforms and set at the correct height of 950mm?
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Have all working platforms been correctly boarded, are boards of good quality and are the platforms of adequate size & suitability for the activities being undertaken?
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Have all toe boards been adequately installed to all working platforms, correctly supported and in good condition?
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If brick guards have been requested by the client have they been installed to all relevant working platforms and are they correctly fitted and in good condition?
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Is debris netting / mono flex sheeting to be fitted to the scaffold structure and has it been installed correctly and in accordance with the specification of the approved working design / TG20:21 compliance sheet?
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Is the access and egress on to the scaffold, safe, appropriate and without undue risk to all those who use the structure?
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Are ladders present on site?
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Have all ladders that have been used on the scaffold structure of good quality and in good overall condition?
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Have all ladders been set on solid stable ground?
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Have all ladders that have been used on the scaffold structure been suitably tied with lashing or ladder clamps?
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Do all ladders extend past the working lift by at least 1m, if not do the access points have sufficient hand holds in place?
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Are Loading bays present on site?
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Are all loading bay scaffolds used in good condition and able to take the physical imposed loads for the works to be safely undertaken?
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Are loading bays installed in accordance with an approved working design/TG20:21 compliance sheet or Manufacturers Instructions if using system?
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Has system scaffolding being used for access such as staircases or loading bays? If yes, has the system Been erected correctly an in line with the manufacturer’s instructions?
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Is housekeeping in good order and are all working lifts free from obstructions?
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Has the scaffold been adapted, dismantled or damaged by a third party?
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Is the scaffolding that is being inspected fit for purpose and safe to use by all site personnel?
- Pass
- Pass with Advisories / Improvements
- Fail
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Any other site observations or recommendations?
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Inspectors Name
