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Scaffolding Safety Inspection

by Maria Fuller, from the Community

This Scaffolding Safety Inspection template helps teams verify scaffold safety and compliance after installation. Capture general site details, scaffold type, and photos; confirm solid foundations, base plates, and sole plates; check height-related controls, guardrails, midrails, and toe boards; review geometry alignment of standards, ledgers, and transoms; assess platform supports, board security, and overhangs; verify bracing, tubes, fittings, and couplers; ensure safe access and ladder setup; evaluate loading limits, distribution, and material stacking; inspect ties and anchorage; and confirm scaffold tagging, inspection frequency, and sign-off by authorized personnel.

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Scaffolding Safety Inspection Checklist
This scaffolding safety inspection checklist helps verify that a newly installed scaffold is safe for use. Capture general details, confirm a solid base and correct base plates and sole plates, and check that height and guardrails meet regulatory requirements. Inspect geometry, platforms, and bracing, ensure tubes and fittings are in good condition and properly tightened, and confirm safe access with correctly positioned ladders. Review load capacity, even distribution of materials, and adequate ties. Verify guard rails and toe boards, and ensure a current scaffold tag is displayed and completed. Record issues, add photos, and document recommendations to maintain site safety and compliance.
by Christine "Kelly" Cravey, from the Community
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Scaffold Inspection Log Template
This scaffold inspection log template helps teams assess scaffold safety on construction sites. Record site details, inspection type, and check critical elements including footings, standards, ledgers, bracing, transoms, fittings, couplers, ties, boards and planks, ladders, guardrails, platforms, and ScafTag. Note faults, attach photos, add recommendations, and sign off to maintain compliance and safe access for workers.
by Douglas MacPhee, from the Community
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Scaffold Inspection Sheet Template
This scaffold inspection sheet helps competent persons systematically assess scaffold safety and compliance. Review ground conditions, sole boards, standards, bay lengths, ledgers and transoms, bracing, platforms, guardrails and toe boards, brick guards, loading bays, access ladders, hatches and gates, ties and rakers, signage, SWL, and public protection. Use it to document inspection frequency, note defects, and verify if the scaffold is safe to use. Ideal for construction teams maintaining scaffold safety and meeting regulatory requirements.
by Scott Bundy, from the Community
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Scaffolding Audit Checklist
Use this scaffolding audit checklist to verify TG20 compliance and safe use of scaffolds erected by contractors. Review scaffold tagging and dates, scaffold types and locations, footings and sole boards, standards, ledgers, transoms, and bracing. Check tie patterns, boarded lifts, guardrails, toe boards, and brick guards. Confirm fall protection (gates, trap doors, enclosures, staircases), safe ladder or stair access, and condition of tubes, fittings, and couplers. Assess proximity to power lines and lifting equipment like gin wheels. Record issues such as missing or out-of-date tags, missing guardrails, unsecured ladders, gaps in toe boards, or power cable concerns. Conclude with an inspection summary and sign-off to determine if the scaffold is safe to use.
by Midori Harako, from the Community
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