How
to inspect a mobile
access tower
Mobile Scaffold Towers
need to be inspected as
often as is necessary to
ensure safety.
Although the regulations
make a distinction
between the inspection
requirements for towers
which are used in
construction and those
which are not, PASMA
recommends the
following, regardless of
activity as current best
practice.
For
towers from which it is
possible to fall 2m or
more, you must:
-
Inspect after
assembly, or
significant
alteration, and
before use.
-
Complete a written
report before going
off duty.
-
Give the report to
the person for whom
it was completed
within 24 hours.
-
Re-inspect and
report as often as
necessary - but at
least 7 days
-
BUT there is no need
to re-inspect and
report every time it
is moved at the same
location.
-
Re-inspect and
report after any
event likely to have
affected its
strength or
stability such as
adverse weather
conditions.
-
Keep a copy of the
inspection report
safe at a
construction site
until the work is
completed, then at
your office for
another 3 months.
A
tower from which it is
possible to fall a
distance of less than 2m
has different inspection
requirements. It must be
inspected after
assembly, and before
use; after any event
likely to have affected
its strength or
stability and at
suitable intervals
depending on frequency
and conditions of use.
PASMA recommends the use
of the PASMA Tower
Inspection Record which
not only gives a visual
indicator of the tower’s
inspection status, but
also satisfies the
requirements of the
regulations to record
the inspection, and when
affixed to the tower
satisfies the
requirement to give to
the person for whom it
was completed, and
finally on completion by
retaining the Tower
Inspection Record,
satisfies the
requirements to retain a
copy of the record as
detailed in the
regulations.
During the practical
element of a
PASMA
Training Course, the
tower is assembled by
following the
manufacturer’s
instruction manual.
Before the tower can be
used, moved or
dismantled it must be
inspected. All delegates
are invited to inspect
the tower and record
their inspection in the
delegate booklet. This
is then discussed
afterwards in the
classroom.
PASMA has produced a
pocket card and posters
explaining the
inspection requirements
for towers and how tower
inspection records
should be completed.
These and Tower
Inspection Inspection
Records (in packs of 50)
can be obtained from
Boss Training – 0845 680
0495
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