Scaffolding inspection is required:
1. Before first use
2. Following any circumstances liable to jeopardize the safety of the installation after the inspection is done before first use eg high wind
EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS USED FOR SCAFFOLDING
Equipment and materials used for scaffolding include:
1. Scaffold pipes.
2. Base Jack/U head Jack
3. Scaffolding plank/Steel Plank/Catwalk
4. Walkie talkie.
5. Measuring tapes.
6. Throw plate.
7. Couplers e.g. double coupler(to join two scaffold pipes at right angles), single (fix) coupler (to lay the transoms so the boards can lie flat), sleeve coupler (to join two scaffold pipes together for continuity), swivel coupler (to join two scaffold pipes at angles other than 90 degrees).
8. Rope.
9. Metal bucket, sac or any other carrier eg crane/pulley systems.
10. Cutting machine.
11. Ladder.
THE SCAFFOLD PIPES
To successfully erect a scaffold, the scaffold pipes are placed in different ways to perform different functions. We have:
1. The transom which is the horizontal member upon which the steel plank are placed.
2. The diagonal brace which is the diagonal member that helps to hold and stiffen other members in the scaffold.
3. The ringlock scaffolding ledger which is the non-loading bearing horizontal members on each side of the scaffold.
4. The ringlock scaffolding standard which is the vertical member of the scaffold.
5. The guard rail which is the horizontal member that prevent scaffolders and scaffold users from falling.
6. The box tie joint which is used to attach the scaffold to the building for further reinforcement used to ‘tie’ scaffolds to structures.