West Scaffold Site Inspection v2

• Site Visited -

• Conducted on

  Date

• Inspected by

• Accompanied by

• Site Agents Name/Point Of Contact (contact details if required)

• Senior/Chargehand SCA Employee On Site

• Name all other SCA Employees & Agency staff onsite

• All SCA Staff been inducted?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If agency, ask if they have had a SCA Company induction. Action all names of the agency staff members names to have the induction paperwork sent to HO if not available.

  Agency has been inducted (Please action names for forms)

  Agency not inducted (Action this to be completed)

  Agency not on site

• Has POWRA (Point of work Risk Assessment) Cards been completed and signed by all (Including Today?)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has a TAM (Take a Minute Risk Assessment) been carried out this week?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there First Aid provisions on site? please note if this not covered by client.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are PPE being worn as per company expectations? including tool lanyards.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are site personnel aware of Hand Arm Vibration if using an impact wrench, and are ear defenders being used (As per Risk Assessment)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have any staff members raised any questions or raised any issues during site discussions? (If yes please note)

  Question & Responce in notes

  Issue Raised

• Have Harness's & Lanyards been inspected within the last 3 months (Please Scan with asset panda all SCA staff's Harness & Lanyards) Action all that have not been inspected.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Footings

• Are the footings provided by the client suitable for the pending loads?

  Safe

  Minor Observation

  Major Observation

  N/A

• Are sole boards in place and at the correct dimensions?

  Safe

  Minor Observation

  Major Observation

  N/A

• Have base plates been used?

  Safe

  Minor Observation

  Major Observation

  N/A

Standards

• Are the standards correctly plum and within the allowed erection tolerance?

  Safe

  Minor Observation

  Major Observation

  N/A

• Are the joints staggered?

  Safe

  Minor Observation

  Major Observation

  N/A

• Are the standard spacing's to TG20 and within the allowable erection tolerance?

  Safe

  Minor Observation

  Major Observation

  N/A

Ledgers

• Are the Ledgers correctly plum and within the allowed erection tolerance?

  Safe

  Minor Observation

  Major Observation

  N/A

• Are the joints staggered?

  Safe

  Minor Observation

  Major Observation

  N/A

• Are the lift heights within the allowed erection tolerance?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Transoms

• Are the transoms of the correct length and do they protrude 25mm past the coupler?

  Safe

  Minor Observation

  Major Observation

  N/A

• Is there a transom fitted within 300mm of the node point at ledger braced standards?

  Safe

  Minor Observation

  Major Observation

  N/A

• Are the transoms spaced correctly on boarded and non-boarded lifts?

  Safe

  Minor Observation

  Major Observation

  N/A

Ledger, Façade and Plan Bracing

• Is all bracing connected within 300mm of the node point?

  Safe

  Minor Observation

  Major Observation

  N/A

• Is all bracing set at the correct intervals?

  Safe

  Minor Observation

  Major Observation

  N/A

• Is all bracing connected using load bearing fittings?

  Safe

  Minor Observation

  Major Observation

  N/A

Ties

• Are all ties been set at the frequency of the compliance sheets or design drawing?

  Safe

  Minor Observation

  Major Observation

  N/A

• Have primary pull tests been carried out?

  Safe

  Minor Observation

  Major Observation

  N/A

• Have proof pull tests been carried out?

  Safe

  Minor Observation

  Major Observation

  N/A

• Where ties cannot be used is another system in place to retain the scaffold?

  Safe

  Minor Observation

  Major Observation

  N/A

Boarded Lift

• Are the boards in good condition with no excessive splits, or notches?

  Safe

  Minor Observation

  Major Observation

  N/A

• Is the service gap between inside boards and the object being scaffolded less than 225mm/8.8 inches? or is there a safe system of work in place (Inside handrail or use of a harness).

  Safe

  Minor Observation

  Major Observation

  N/A

• Is the working platform free from gaps and trip hazards?

  Safe

  Minor Observation

  Major Observation

  N/A

• Do all inside standards protrude 1mtr above the working platform?

  Safe

  Minor Observation

  Major Observation

  N/A

• Are all inside boards secured to prevent movement?>

  Safe

  Minor Observation

  Major Observation

  N/A

• Are the boards supported by at least 50mm past their last support and not exceeding 150mm?

  Safe

  Minor Observation

  Major Observation

  N/A

Handrails, Toe Boards & Brick Guards

• Are Handrail and toe boards fitted where there is a risk of persons or materials falling?

  Safe

  Minor Observation

  Major Observation

  N/A

• Are the handrails at the correct height 950mm with a gap not exceeding 470mm between the toe board and the handrails?

  Safe

  Minor Observation

  Major Observation

  N/A

• Are the handrails and toe boards correctly fixed (toe boards over 2 standards) and are the joints not in the same bay as the ledgers below?

  Safe

  Minor Observation

  Major Observation

  N/A

• Are the brick guards in good condition and correctly secured?

  Safe

  Minor Observation

  Major Observation

  N/A

Ladder/ stair access

• Are the ladders on a firm and even base and supported only by the stiles?

  Safe

  Minor Observation

  Major Observation

  N/A

• Are the ladder rungs un obstructed to allow safe use without trip/slip hazard?

  Safe

  Minor Observation

  Major Observation

  N/A

• Are the ladders correctly secured with either lashing or single fittings that wrap around the stiles?

  Safe

  Minor Observation

  Major Observation

  N/A

• Do the ladders protrude at least 1.05mtrs above the working platform? where this is not possible is there an adequate handhold provided?

  Safe

  Minor Observation

  Major Observation

  N/A

• Are the stair treads in sound condition and free from hazards that could cause harm?

  Safe

  Minor Observation

  Major Observation

  N/A

• are the stair treads fixed securely with no movement?<br>

  Safe

  Minor Observation

  Major Observation

  N/A

• Are all the Half landings complete with Handrails and toe boards?

  Safe

  Minor Observation

  Major Observation

  N/A

Housekeeping

• Are all the spare materials in a neat and tidy condition?

  Safe

  Minor Observation

  Major Observation

  N/A

• Is there a adequate storage area for the spare materials on site? is it in a workable condition?

  Safe

  Minor Observation

  Major Observation

  N/A

Signage & Barriers

• Is there signage on display to warn other site users?<br>Loading bay signs/ men working over head/ scaffold incomplete.

  Safe

  Minor Observation

  Major Observation

  N/A

• Are there Physical Barriers in use to prevent other workers around the site coming into contact with potential dropped objects (If Practicable)

  Safe

  Minor Observation

  Major Observation

  N/A

Scaffold Tagging/Handover Cert's

• Are Scaffold Tags being used and indate? or is scaffold handover cert's in place in the clients office?

  Safe

  Minor Observation

  Major Observation

  N/A

SG4:15

• Does the scaffold appear to be erected in accordance with SG4:15?<br>Are there single guardrails on all non working lifts?<br>Is there a ladder access in place for the scaffold erectors to use?<br>

  Safe

  Minor Observation

  Major Observation

  N/A

Other Trade Hazards

• Have other trades complied to the scaffolding loading as per handover loading? (Inside boards - no more than 0.75KN/M2, Light Duty - 1.50KN/M2, General Purpose - 2.00KN/M2, Heavy Duty - 3.00KN/M2)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the scaffold been loaded correctly (e.g. Weight over the standards)?

  Safe

  Minor Observation

  Major Observation

  N/A

Any Other Hazards

• Any other Observations?

  Safe

  Minor Observation

  Major Observation

  N/A

• Positive Discussions

  Yes

  No/N/A

• Negative Discussions

  Yes

  No/NA

• Is the Site Pack available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• All RA'S included in the Site Pack and within a year of the issue date?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all the RA'S signed by all members of the work party onsite?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• All MS'S included in the Site Pack

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all the MS'S signed by all members of the work party onsite?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Rescue Plan present and fit for purpose?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the rescue planned been signed by all members of the work part on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the Management visiting sheet been signed within the last week?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Any other observations?

  Safe

  Minor Observation

  Major Observation

  N/A

• Author Summary

• Site Inspection carried out by -

  Sign