Small mobile and trestle scaffolds are used everywhere – in industry, on construction sites and in maintenance. Precisely because they are so common, inspection is easily forgotten. But a scaffold with a defective lock, a missing brace or a loose wheel can have serious consequences.
What do the rules say?
Scaffolds are work equipment. Under the Danish executive order on the use of work equipment, they must have a main inspection by a competent person at least once a year. In addition, the person who erects the scaffold must check it daily while it is in use.
Requirements for the competent person
According to the Danish Working Environment Authority, the competent person must have the necessary training and know the equipment’s design, function, instructions and safety requirements. In practice, the person carrying out the main inspection must know the rules and the specific scaffold types in use.
What is checked?
- Frames, braces and joints – deformation, cracks and corrosion
- Wheels, brakes and feet
- Platforms, guardrails and toe boards
- Locks and safety pins
- Marking and instructions
Documentation
The main inspection must be recorded and be documentable at any time. We recommend keeping the inspection reports for 5 years. A label on the scaffold shows that it has been inspected.
Note: Larger façade scaffolds and scaffolds that require scaffolding training to erect are subject to other rules.
Scaffold inspection course online
For small mobile and trestle scaffolds – with a personal course certificate.
