Intent – To eliminate or minimise the risks of fatalities, injuries and events arising from erecting, altering, dismantling and using scaffolding
Critical Controls
- Temporary works associated with scaffolding is effectively managed
- Scaffolding is erected / altered / dismantled by trained and competent (and licensed where
required) personnel
- Scaffold components have been inspected prior to use
- Engineer certified design drawings are available for scaffolding with risk of fall over 4 metres
in height or of a complex nature
- Protection in place around scaffolding structures
- Incomplete scaffold is controlled and entry prohibited
- Controls in place to manage dropped objects
- Formal recorded periodic inspections are carried out by certified scaffolders or qualified
persons
- All required guardrails are in place during erection and dismantling in accordance with a 1m
lift requirement
All supporting documents refer to PS Scaffolding
