Scaffolding Inspection List
Company Name:
Safety Officer: Project Engineer: Date:
Type: Load Rating: Scaffold Dimension (meters) Scaffold Tag
Tube and Coupler Light Duty (25 PSF) Height: Green Tag
System Medium Duty (50 PSF) Base Width: Red Tag
Others (Specify) Special Duty (>50 PSF) Base Length:
FIELD INSPECTION CHECKLIST YES NO NA
Are all scaffold components in good condition and free of defect and detrimental corrosion?
Are timber sills, at least 500 mm long, 225 mm wide and 38 mm thick used for sand, asphalt
or other soft surfaces
Foundation
Are scaffold post (standards) mounted on steel base plates at least 150 mm x 150 mm (6 in x 6 in)
by 6 mm (1/4 inch) thick?
If used, are screw jacks adjusted to not more than two thirds (2/3) of their threaded length?
Are scaffold posts (standards) or frames (for fabricated tubular frame scaffolds) vertical,
plumbing, straight and not bent or deformed?
Post
Are posts (standards) located at least 1.5 meters away from the edge of the excavation?
For a system scaffold, are all joints in posts (standards) connected using a spigot?
Are runners (ledgers) and bearers (transoms) spaced vertically not more than 2 meters (6’6”) a
part (2 meter maximum lift height)
Are runners (ledgers) and bearers (transoms) installed in both directions at each lift along every line
Lif
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of posts (standards)
Are bearers (transoms) and board bearers (intermediate transoms) installed on top of (and not
underneath) supporting runners (ledgers)
Is vertical diagonal bracing provided in both directions for the full height of the scaffold?
Are braces attached as close as possible to, not more than 300 mm (12 inches) from the node point
(bearer/runner and post intersection)?
Are joints in braces made with end-to-end (sleeve) couplers or adjustable (swivel) couplers joining
two overlapped parallel brace
If adjustable (swivel) couplers are used to join two overlapping braces, do brace ends overlap
by at least 300 mm (12 inches)?
For a tower scaffold (only 4 posts), is plan (horizontal) bracing installed at the base, at the top and
at every third lift to prevent racking?
If the scaffold height is more than 4 times its minimum base dimension, is lateral restraint provided
Stabilit
by ties, guys or equivalent means?
y
If ties or guys are used, are some installed at the closest horizontal member to the height of 4 times
the minimum base dimension?
If ties or guys are used, are they spaced vertically up the scaffold not more than 8 meters (26 feet) /
(4 lifts) apart?
If ties or guys are used, are some installed as close as feasible to the top of the scaffold?
If ties or guys are used, are some located at both the ends of the scaffold?
If this or guys are used, are they spaced horizontally along the scaffold length not more than 9
meters (30 feet) apart?
If guys are used, are they installed on both sides of the scaffold and sloped at an angle of about 45
degrees above the horizontal?
FIELD INSPECTION CHECKLIST YES NO NA
Are top rails, mid rails and toe boards installed along all open sides and ends of platforms where a
person could fall over 1.8 meters (6 feet)?
Are top rails located between 0.95 meter (38 inches) and 1.15 meters (45 inches) above the
Guardrail System
platform walking working surface?
Are mid rails located halfway between the top rails and the platform walking working
surface
Are top rails, mid rails and toe boards secured to the inside of support upright (posts) that are
spaced not over 2.7 meters (9 feet) apart?
If some top rails, mid rails or planks cannot be completely installed, is a yellow scaffold tag
attached near all points of access?
Are all working levels fully planked with scaffold planks or fabricated platform units?
Are the supports (bearer/board bearers) for wood planks with a thickness of 38 mm (1 ½ inches)
not over 1.5 meters (5 feet apart)?
Are the supports (bearers/board bearers) for wood planks with a thickness of 500 mm (2 inches)
not over 2.4 meters (8 feet) apart?
Are there any openings or gaps between planks or platform units that are more than 25 mm (1
Platforms
inch) wide?
Are all wood scaffold planks at least 38 mm (1 ½ inches) thick and 225 mm (9 inches) wide?
Do planks extend over their end support bearer(s) by at least 150 mm (6 inches), unless cleared?
Do planks extend over their end support bearer(s) by not more than 300 mm (12 inches)
Are work platforms clean, free of oil, sand or other slippery surfaces and tripping hazards?
Is safe access provided to all working platforms by ladders, stairs, ramps or walkways?
Are ladders free from defect, missing rungs or broken side rails?
Access
Do straight (including extension) ladders extend at least 0.9 meter (3 feet) / (3 rungs) above
the top platform or landing
If not, are straight ladders positioned vertically and both side rails rigidly attached at the top,
middle and bottom of the ladder?
Are ladder access holes through platforms adequately protected by a sturdy guardrail system
or hatch cover trapdoor?
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