Scaffold check before you climb

Say this

1. A competent person inspects it before each shift.
2. Fully planked, guardrails on, base plates and mudsills solid.
3. Climb the ladder or stairs. Never the cross braces.
4. Don't change a scaffold yourself. Ask the competent person.
5. Look for the site's inspection tag before you go up.

Ask the crew

• Where on this site today does "scaffold check before you climb" matter most?
• What would you do first if it went wrong?
• Who do you tell, and how?

Hazards on today's tasks

• Scaffolding: Falls from the platform
• Scaffolding: Scaffold collapse or tip-over
• Scaffolding: Falling tools and material

How to give it

Hold it where the work is, at the start of the shift, standing up. Read each point out loud, then point at the real thing on this site: the trench, the ladder, the machine, the cord. Ask the questions and wait for answers; the quiet ones often know the most. Keep it to about 5 minutes so it gets done every day.

Write down anything the crew raises and fix it before the work starts. Everyone signs, including subs and visitors working that shift. Keep the signed sheet with the day's JHA; it's your record that the training happened (29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3), and 29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2)).

Sign-in

Goes with the JHA for scaffolding.