Scaffold inspection report template (PDF) for scaffold erectors and users

What the template contains

• Part A: inspection report for the scaffold erector with 21 check points in four groups
• List of defects, release with restrictions of use and check of the six mandatory details on the tag
• Part B: acceptance and visual inspection by the scaffold user with 15 check points
• Log for daily checks with 18 rows and signature fields for both sides

How to use the template

1. 1

   Inspect after assembly

   The erector's person qualified to carry out inspections completes Part A after every erection or alteration, has defects remedied, fixes the tag and hands the report and plan for use over to the user.

2. 2

   Accept before use

   The scaffold user's qualified person compares the tag and plan for use with the planned activity and ticks off the points before first use. Employees are instructed in using the scaffold.

3. 3

   Check daily and keep the report

   At least every working day, the qualified person walks the scaffold and enters the result in the log. If there are defects, the area is closed off and the erector notified. The report stays at the place of use, at least until the next inspection.

Legal basis

• Section 14 (1), (3) and (7) of the Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health (BetrSichV): inspection after assembly and after exceptional events by a person qualified to carry out inspections, records kept at the place of use
• Section 4 (5) BetrSichV: check for obvious defects before each use
• Annex 1 nos. 3.1 and 3.2 BetrSichV: scaffolds – plan for erection, use and dismantling, stability, closure of unusable areas, supervision by a person with expert knowledge
• TRBS 2121 Part 1: risks to employees from falls when using scaffolds – tagging, visual inspection, inspections
• DGUV Information 201-011: use of working, protective and assembly scaffolds

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