Scaffolding Inspection Checklist

General Information

Contractor

College

Project

Before Using The Scaffold

General Rules For All Scaffolds

Scaffold components can support at least four times their maximum intended load

YES
NO
N/A

Scaffold is fully planked- No more that 1” gap between planks.

YES
NO
N/A

Platform is at least 18 inches wide (12 inches on pump jacks)

YES
NO
N/A

Guardrails are used or personal fall arrest system is used, if work height is >6 feet. Guardrail system: Toprail Midrail Toeboard, Posts

YES
NO
N/A

Scaffold is 14” or less from face of work, if workers remove front guardrails (18” for plasterers).

YES
NO
N/A

Planks do not extend past the ends of the scaffold frames more than 12 inches.

YES
NO
N/A

Casters are locked before work begins

YES
NO
N/A

Work platform free of clutter, mud, oil, or any tripping hazard

YES
NO
N/A

Minimum power line clearance (10 feet)

YES
NO
N/A

If the scaffold is defective, has it been removed from service and tagged out

YES
NO
N/A

General Rules For Supported Scaffolds

Height to base width ratio is: Less than 4:1 (no guying, ties, or braces required)

YES
NO
N/A

Over 4:1 scaffolds are restrained from tipping by guying, tying, or bracing

YES
NO
N/A

All scaffold frames and uprights use base plates (mud sills required if on dirt)

YES
NO
N/A

Footings are level, sound, and rigid. No settling has occurred.

YES
NO
N/A

Unstable objects such as blocks, bricks, buckets, etc. are not used as work platforms or to support scaffolds.

YES
NO
N/A

?Are riggers secured and installed correctly

No more than 2’ step up or down or a 14” step across to get on or off a platform.

YES
NO
N/A

Ladder first rung is not more than 24” above the ground

YES
NO
N/A

Hook-on and attachable ladders are designed for the scaffold

YES
NO
N/A

Add-on ladders must have a rung length of at least 11 ½”

YES
NO
N/A

Built in ladders (part of the scaffold frames) must have a rung length of at least 8”

YES
NO
N/A

Rungs line-up vertically for the entire height of the scaffold

YES
NO
N/A

Cross braces are not used for climbing up or down from the scaffold

YES
NO
N/A