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ADVANCE TRAINING
Scaffold Inspection
PLEASE SWITCH
OFF
YOUR PHONES,
OR TURN ON
VIBRATION MODE
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Objectives
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Hazards
Employees working on scaffolds
are exposed to these hazards:
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What is a Scaffold?
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A Scaffold
Mobile Scaffold
A mobile scaffold usually has
four standards one at each
corner.
Indoor
Stationary Tower - 4.0 times the SBD (Smallest
Base Dimension)
Mobile Tower - 3.5 times the SBD
Outdoor
Stationary Tower - 3.5 times the SBD
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Independent Scaffold
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Indoor Mobile Scaffold
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Scaffold Couplers Types of Couplers
Sometimes called scaffold Base Plate
fittings.
Right Angle Coupler
These have been Putlog Coupler
designed and tested to BS. Swivel Coupler
5973 (British Standards)
Specifications. Spigot Coupler
Sleeve Coupler
Because some of them is
load bearing components,
Girder Coupler
most fittings achieve a Wheels (casters)
SWL (Safe Working Load).
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Base Plate
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Putlog Coupler
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Swivel Coupler
Swivel couplers are used to
connect two tubes at any
angle through 360 degrees.
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Spigot Coupler
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Sleeve Coupler
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Girder Coupler
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Wheels (Caster)
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Foundations
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Foundations
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Foundations
BAD PRACTICE
Trench
Thermal Block
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Standard
Standard spacing
Scaffold use
BS spacing J . C Materials
(meters) (meters)
Very light Duty
2.7 2.2
Scaffold
General Purpose
2.1 1.8
Scaffold
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Standards
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Ledger
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Transoms
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Transoms
3.9m
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Brace
A tube placed
diagonally with
respect to the vertical
or the horizontal
members of a scaffold
and fixed to them to
afford stability.
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Working Platform
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Boarded Lifts
Nominal Maximum
Thickness of span of
Maximum spacing for board transom
putlogs or transoms 32mm 1.0 meter
when using boards
conforming to BS 2482 38mm 1.5 meter
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Guard-rails
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Handrails, Mid-rails
Guardrail(Handrail)
Guardrail(Mid rail)
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Toe boards
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Ladder access
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Placing Ladders
1.0m
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Ladder Inspection
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System Scaffolds
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System Scaffolds
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Scaffold Inspection
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Scaffold Short Checklist
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Inspection Report
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Handing Over Certificate
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Scaffold Tagging System
(SCAFFTAG)
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Scaffolding Tagging System
Red Scafftag
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Scaffolding Tagging System
Yellow Scafftag
It is recommended that
the scaffold should not
be use when this tag is
posted.
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Scaffolding Tagging System
Green Scafftag
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Fall Protection
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Common Faults
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Common Faults
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Common Faults
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Common Faults
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Common Faults
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Common Faults
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Summary
Remember to:
Use appropriate scaffold construction methods
– Erect, move, or alter scaffold properly
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Protect from falling objects or tools
Ensure stable access
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The fall won’t hurt,
but the sudden stop will !