Site Scaffold Audit

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Site
Client Name
Names of Operatives on Site
Auditors Name
Date that the Scaffold Audit was performed

Site Scaffolding Audit

Site Documentation

Is there means of signing in / out to site and are all our operatives currently signed in?
Is there an up to date and relevant risk assessment, method statement and recue plan available for the site in question? (RAMS)
Have all operatives been briefed on the site specific RAMS and acknowledged the risk assessment and method statement by means of a signature?
Have any unplanned works been confirmed and verbally instructed (CVI) by the client and Craven Scaffolding Ltd and been signed for?
Are all Scaffolding handovers completed and are all records available on site?
Is there records of up to date and relevant dismantle plans that have been completed?
Is there an up to date scaffold register in place and are scaffold tags clearly visible, signed and dated?
Are employees trained and competent for the task in hand? Are training records available?

Designs for Tube & Fitting / System Scaffold - Manufacturers Instructions

If system scaffolding is being used are the manufacturers instructions available on site and are they relevant to the type of system being used?
If system scaffolding is being used has it been erected in accordance with the manufacturers instructions?
Are all Tube & Fitting scaffolds erected in accordance with the supplied TG20:21 compliance Sheets?
Are all designed scaffolds erected in accordance with the approved design drawings?
Have all Construction issue working designs and TG20:21 compliance sheets been issued to the client for all scaffolds that have been erected on site and are they available?

Construction and Workmanship of all Site Scaffolds

Are foundations adequate and suitable for all scaffolds observed?
Are all standards adequately installed? (consider level, joints, connections and spacings etc).
Are ledgers adequately installed? (consider level, joints, connections and spacings etc).
Are transoms adequately installed? (consider spacing, extension and connections etc).
Are all couplers used correctly and used appropriately?
Has all bracing been installed correctly and in-line with the approved working design / TG20:21 compliance sheet & manufacturers instructions provided?
Are all working platforms correctly boarded, boards of good quality and platforms of adequate size for the activities being undertaken?
Are all guardrails adequately installed to all working platforms and set at the correct height of 950mm?
Are all toe boards adequately installed to all working platforms, correctly supported and in good overall condition?
Is the access and egress to the scaffold safe, appropriate and without undue risk to the scaffold users?
If ladders have been installed are they in good overall condition?
For all ladders that have been installed, have they been attached to the structure using Lashing or ladder clamps?
Are all loading bays erected in accordance with the approved working design / TG20:21 compliance sheets or manufacturers instructions?
Is the scaffold suitably tied or stabilised in-line with TG4:19, design / TG20:21 compliance sheet or manufacturers instructions?
Has Preliminary testing been undertaken in accordance with TG4:19 and certificates been completed?
Has proof testing been undertaken in accordance with TG4:19 and have certificates been completed?
Have brick guards been installed to all working platforms & installed correctly?
Has debris netting / sheeting been installed and is this in-line with the design / TG20:21 compliance sheet and manufacturers instructions?
Have Craven Scaffolding signs or banners been installed onto the scaffold to promote the company
Is housekeeping being implemented on site and are all levels of the scaffold free from obstructions?

Scaffolding Team Observations

Were any scaffolders / operatives observed working at height at the time of site visit?
Have all scaffolders / operatives been observed to be working safely?
Were scaffolders observed using their scaffold steps?
Were all site scaffolders / operatives wearing the correct PPE / RPE in accordance with our company's risk assessment and also in accordance with the site minimum site standards?
Were all scaffolders / operatives observed to be using their chinstraps whilst wearing the 4-point hard hats that have been issued to all Craven employees?
Were Scaffolders observed to be using ear plugs whilst operating impact wrenches as highlighted within their RAMS?

Site Welfare - Workplace (Health, Safety & Welfare) Regulations 1992

Is there sufficient toilets & washing facilities for the amount of operatives on-site?
Do all site facilities have the use of hot, cold or warm running water?
Do all site facilities have adequate lighting & ventilation?
Is the site eating facilities adequate in size and fit for its intended purpose?
Are all welfare facilities in a clean and sanitary condition and safe for all site personnel to use?
Is drinking water readily available to all operatives on site through a direct mains supply or by any other means?
Is there sufficient drying facilities on site and are they of adequate size & fit for its intended purpose for all site personnel that are operational on site?
Additional comments or recommendations?