What is a Scaffold Inspection checklist?

Carrying out a risk assessment for scaffolding construction is useful to identify recurring assembly and equipment errors in a scaffold. Digital checklists offer a critical and thorough assessment in accordance with the legal standards.

Learn about the DO's and DONT's of scaffold safety in this article:

1. What a scaffold safety inspection checklist entails

2. Lumiform: The right technology for testing safety in scaffolding

What a scaffold safety inspection checklist should entail

Scaffolding is an important aspect of the construction industry. For this reason Construction projects require substantial and thorough safety plans and regular checks. These inspections help to manage and control possible hazards and risks. The following are a few essential HSE inspired guidelines from 2005 which are helpful during your inspection:

• A Scaffold inspection must be carried out every 7 days.


• Scaffolds are to be inspected before their usage utilizing an initial inspection report or a certificate when handing it out.


• Scaffolds are be inspected after an event which might possibly affect the safety of the structure (for example: earth quakes, severe weather conditions, any alterations.)


• The jnspector is to prepare a report before the end of his/her working period. This report is to be shared with the client or employer within 24 hours. Also such reports must be kept available to print and reproduce at any time.


• Inspection reports should be kept on site until the construction work is fully finished.

A Digital Tool for Scaffolding Safety

Lumiform makes it easier for you to comply with the ever-increasing legal requirements for process documentation by using the mobile app to document via smartphone or tablet and being guided by the system through all documentation processes. Clean, transparent documentation helps you avoid high fines. The easiest way to do this is with a digital solution like Lumiform.

Digitize checklists and internal procedures with Lumiform:

• The flexible checklist builder from Lumiform helps you to convert any individual paper list into a digital checklist without much effort.


• In addition, we offer more than 9,000 ready-made templates to help companies get started digitally in no time.


• Using the super intuitive mobile App, you and your teammates conduct check in the field with ease and in no time.


• All results, images and comments are automatically bundled in a digital report.


• Comprehensive analyses help you to identify inefficient areas in your company more quickly and thus to continuously improve your auditing and inspection processes.