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Scaffold Safety Inspection Checklist

A regular maintenance routine keeps your equipment in good working order and helps them last longer. Use this Preventative Maintenance strategies that can help save money, improve efficiencies and reduce downtime.
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07/26/2022

Scaffold Safety Inspection Checklist

A regular maintenance routine keeps your equipment in good working order and helps them last longer. Use this Preventative Maintenance strategies that can help save money, improve efficiencies and reduce downtime.

    Project Name or Number:

    Date:

    Superintendent:

    Competent Person:

    Inspection Item

    Guardrails provided (if 10-foot or higher on supported scaffold)?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Guardrails adequately placed?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Ladders provided for access?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Enough ladders so workers are actually using ladders?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    All areas where workers will use scaffold fully planked?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Do planks extend at least 6-inches and not more than 12-inches over the supports?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are the planks in good condition and free of visible defects?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Does the scaffold have toeboards?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Scaffold erected level?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Side brackets (outriggers) are fully planked?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Side brackets have guardrail if 10-foot high or greater?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Scaffolds 4 times base width in height and 30-feet horizontal are secured / anchored to the structure?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Where frames are stacked, J-pins or equal are present?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Scaffold parts are free of defects?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    No potential for electrical line contact?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Other (specify):

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Rolling Scaffold Inspection

    Ladder provided for access?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Scaffold is fully planked?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Guardrails if 10-foot or higher?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    All casters can lock and provide non-movement?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    If narrow scaffold (Perry, Biljax, etc.) and frames are stacked, then outriggers attached?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Other (specify):

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

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