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Mobile Scaffold Tower Erection and Use Risk Assessment

This risk assessment covers the planning, erection, inspection, use, movement and dismantling of mobile scaffold towers.

Activities covered include

  • Assess the site, ground conditions, height, access and surrounding hazards
  • Inspect the scaffold, control its status and manage handover requirements
  • Alter, dismantle, secure and check components at the end of work

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Mobile Scaffold Tower Erection and Use Risk Assessment
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Product Overview

This risk assessment covers the planning, erection, inspection, use, movement and dismantling of mobile scaffold towers. It supports planning by identifying risks from ground conditions, falls, electrical hazards, loading, falling objects, movement and unauthorised access.

Activities & Risks Covered

This assessment addresses activities and risks including:

  • Assess the site, ground conditions, height, access and surrounding hazards
  • Deliver, handle, stack and store scaffold components
  • Complete competency, authorisation and pre-start checks before assembly
  • Erect the tower using the required components, braces, castors and outriggers
  • Manage overhead powerlines, damaged leads and nearby electrical services
  • Inspect the scaffold, control its status and manage handover requirements
  • Access and use working platforms while managing fall, slip, trip and overreaching hazards
  • Manage platform loading, tools, materials and falling-object risks
  • Reposition the tower while managing occupants, castors, obstacles and uneven surfaces
  • Alter, dismantle, secure and check components at the end of work

Who is this for?

Suitable for contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses erecting, using, moving or dismantling mobile scaffold towers.

Activities & Hazards Covered

Activity Potential Hazards
Planning and site assessment
  • Wrong scaffold selected for the task or height
  • Unstable or uneven ground
  • Work near penetrations, edges or floor openings
  • Poor lighting, weather exposure or congested access
  • Unauthorised work setup in public or shared areas
Delivery, handling and component storage
  • Manual handling strains when unloading frames, braces and platforms
  • Dropped components striking workers
  • Trips from poorly stacked components
  • Damage to scaffold parts before assembly
Competency, authorisation and pre-start checks
  • Untrained workers erecting or altering scaffold
  • Incorrect assembly due to lack of manufacturer information
  • Use of uninspected or incomplete scaffold
  • Workers not understanding load limits or access restrictions
Erection of mobile scaffold tower
  • Falls while erecting the tower
  • Collapse from incorrect sequencing or missing braces
  • Instability from unlocked castors or missing outriggers
  • Mixed components causing incompatibility
  • Objects falling onto people below
Electrical and surrounding service hazards
  • Contact with overhead powerlines
  • Electric shock from damaged leads on metal scaffold
  • Scaffold or materials entering electrical no-go zones
  • Contact with nearby services or building electrics
Inspection, handover and scaffold status control
  • Use of defective scaffold
  • Use after storm, impact or unauthorised alteration
  • Workers accessing scaffold that has not been handed over
  • Public or other trades entering incomplete scaffold
Access, working at height and routine use
  • Falls while climbing onto or off the platform
  • Falls from open edges
  • Slip or trip hazards on platform
  • Workers overreaching or using boxes and ladders on the platform
  • Uncontrolled movement with castors unlocked
Loading, materials and falling objects
  • Platform overload
  • Collapse or instability from uneven loading
  • Tools or materials falling from height
  • People struck below by dropped items or debris
Moving or repositioning the mobile scaffold
  • Tower overturning during movement
  • Workers falling if scaffold moved while occupied
  • Collision with people, structures or plant
  • Wheels striking holes, edges or uneven surfaces
  • Loss of control in windy conditions
Alteration, dismantling and end-of-shift security
  • Falls during dismantling
  • Collapse from removing critical components too early
  • Dropped parts during lowering and packing
  • Unauthorised access after hours
  • Reuse of damaged components

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Legislation & References

The template records model guidance used to inform the documented controls. Applicable WHS/OHS laws and adopted Codes vary by state or territory, so confirm the current local requirements when tailoring the assessment:

  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing the risk of falls at workplaces — 3.2 Identifying the hazards; p. 16.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing electrical risks in the workplace — 2.1 Identifying the hazards; p. 14.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Hazardous manual tasks — 4.1 The hierarchy of control measures; p. 31.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing risks of plant in the workplace — Plant hazard identification — Traffic movements in the workplace; p. 17.
Standard Risk Assessment Features (Click to Expand)
  • Activity-specific hazard identification and control measures
  • Initial and residual risk ratings
  • Assigned responsible persons for each activity
  • Risk matrix and assessment classification
  • Review, monitoring and sign-off fields
  • Site-specific customisation before use

Suitable for Industries

Building and ConstructionCivil Construction and EarthworksRoofing ContractorsHandyman and Property MaintenancePainting and Decorating

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