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Mobile scaffold inspection checklist

Mobile scaffold inspection checklist

Ensure the safety and compliance of your mobile scaffolds with our comprehensive inspection checklist. Covering scaffold details, materials and tools, and maintenance documentation, this checklist helps you identify and address potential issues efficiently.

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Mobile scaffold inspection checklist

Ensure the safety and compliance of your mobile scaffolds with our comprehensive inspection checklist. Covering scaffold details, materials and tools, and maintenance documentation, this checklist helps you identify and address potential issues efficiently.

Use this template with Lumiform

  • Customize this template or build your own
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  • Get reports and analyse your data
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Created for safety managers and site supervisors, this mobile scaffold inspection checklist provides a systematic approach to verifying the unique safety requirements of wheeled scaffolding systems. The template includes specific verification points for wheel locks, outriggers, and platform-to-base ratios that affect stability during and after movement.

You can use this checklist to maintain consistent safety standards while creating proper documentation for compliance purposes. The structured format ensures inspectors don’t overlook critical components like braking systems and guardrails that prevent the falls and collapses responsible for numerous workplace injuries in construction environments.

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Scaffolds designed by a qualified person?
Scaffolds are capable of supporting 4x the intended load?
Competent person supervised erection of scaffold?
Casters are proper size and locking mechanism functioning correctly?
Supporting surface is level and solid with no settling?
Scaffold frames plumb and braced?
All brace connections secured?
Diagonal braces or hood planks used to prevent racking?
Platforms on all working levels fully decked?
Each platform at least 18" wide?
Ends of platforms cleated or a minimum of 6" past support?
Wallboards overlap over support with at least 12" of overlap?
Ladders are provided to access scaffold platform?
Guardrails in place where workers could fall 10' or more?
Guardrails in place and can support 200lb?
Top rail is between 38" - 45" with mid rail midway between top rail and platform?
Toe boards, screens or barricades are in place when objects could fall from scaffold platforms?
Scaffolds stacked more than 4x the minimum base width are tied, guyed or braced to prevent tipping.
Scaffold is erected at least 10' from electrical power lines?
Workers are not riding scaffold if height is more than 2x the minimum base width?
Force to move scaffold is within 5' of floor?
Workers are locking scaffold when worker is using in stationary position?
Employees trained before working on scaffold?
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Frequently asked questions

What makes a mobile scaffold inspection checklist different from standard scaffold inspections?

Mobile scaffold checklists focus on wheel conditions, locking mechanisms, outrigger deployment, and height-to-base width ratios. These elements are crucial for stability during and after movement, whereas fixed scaffold inspections emphasize foundation conditions and tie-ins to permanent structures.

How frequently should I use the mobile scaffold inspection checklist?

Conduct inspections before each use, after any modification, following exposure to adverse weather, and at minimum weekly intervals during continued use. Regular documentation creates a safety record that demonstrates your commitment to preventing scaffold-related incidents while meeting regulatory requirements.

What are the most critical components to verify on a mobile scaffold checklist?

Focus on wheel lock functionality, platform completeness, guardrail integrity, and bracing connections. These components directly prevent the most common scaffold-related incidents: falls from height and structure collapse due to instability during or after movement.

This template, developed by Lumiform employees, serves as a starting point for businesses using the Lumiform platform and is intended as a hypothetical example only. It does not replace professional advice. Companies should consult qualified professionals to assess the suitability and legality of using this template in their specific workplace or jurisdiction. Lumiform is not liable for any errors or omissions in this template or for any actions taken based on its content.