Information

  • Audit Title

  • Document No.

  • Client / Site

  • Conducted on

  • Prepared by

  • Location
  • Personnel

  • Are scaffolds and their components inspected daily by competent person

  • Have employees who erect, disassemble, move, operate, repair, and inspect the scaffold been trained by a competent person to recognize the hazards associated with this type of scaffold and with the performance of their duties related to this scaffold project.

  • Have employees who use scaffold been trained by a qualified person to recognize the hazards associated with this type of scaffold and know the performance of their duties related to it?

  • Is max load capacity of this type known and communicated to all employees?

  • Is the load on the scaffolding (including point loading) within the mfg. max load of this particular scaffold?

  • Is the scaffold on base plates?

  • Are all ladders labeled or marked with its load and duty rating?

  • All parts are in place (cross bars, floor panels, rungs, pins, etc) as per manufacturer's instructions

  • Are parts free of defects (cracks, dents, bends, breaks, splits, sharp edges, corrosion, rust, exposed fiberglass, rot, decay, or excessive wear)

  • Are mud sills level, sound, and rigid?

  • Is the scaffold plumb and square?

  • Are rungs and steps are free of mud, grease oil, wet paint, snow, or other slippery substances?

  • Are rungs, steps and side rails are connected securely?

  • Are bolts, rivets, nails, and screws are secure?

  • Are safety shoes or padded feet are in good repair and clean - not missing or loose?

  • Are casters move freely and in good condition?

  • Is locking mechanism to prevent rolling functions properly?

  • Is top handrail in place, correct height and secure?

  • Are metal bearings in locks, wheels, and pulleys are lubricated?

  • Are locking guides or brackets engage properly?

  • Are rope tracks properly in the pulley?

  • Are ropes are not frayed, cut, badly worn, burned, or showing mildew or rot?

  • Are ropes are free of tangles?

  • Are moving parts move freely without binding or too much play?

  • Are 4:1 scaffolds guyed or secured as required

Fall protection

  • Is fall protection required?

  • Are all employees using 100% tie off?

  • Are all required guardrails, mid rails, and toe boards in place?

  • Is there safe access to all work platforms?

  • Is safety helmets being worn?

  • Are work platforms fully decked?

Sign off

  • Comments

  • On site representative

  • Auditor

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