Scaffold Inspection Tagging and Handover SWMS

Product Overview

This SWMS covers scaffold inspection, defect rectification, tagging, handover and ongoing monitoring. It supports structured checks of access, stability, components, platforms, housekeeping and scaffold status.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

• Review the inspection scope, documents and site interfaces
• Establish exclusion zones and control scaffold access
• Assess weather and ground conditions
• Check inspection and fall-arrest equipment
• Inspect safe access routes, footings and scaffold stability
• Inspect structures, restraints, couplers and clamps
• Inspect platforms, edge protection and working-platform condition
• Complete scaffold housekeeping checks
• Rectify defects and reinspect the scaffold
• Tag and hand over the scaffold
• Monitor scaffold condition and close out inspection records

Who is this for?

Suitable for contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses undertaking scaffold inspection, tagging or handover activities.

Specific Job Steps & Hazards Covered

Legislation & References

The template includes references relevant to the documented work, including:

• Applicable Commonwealth, state or territory WHS/OHS legislation and regulations, including duties to manage risks, provide safe plant and workplaces, consult workers, and prepare and implement a SWMS for applicable high risk construction work.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing the risk of falls at workplaces — guidance on scaffold access, edge protection, competent-person inspection, written completion confirmation for relevant scaffolds, re-inspection after incidents or repairs, and at least 30-day inspection intervals.
• Model Code of Practice: Construction work — guidance on SWMS development, consultation and identification of high risk construction work.
• Scaffolding Code of Practice 2021 — guidance on scaffold plans, component inspection, handover certificates, alteration controls and inspection records.
• AS/NZS 4576, Guidelines for scaffolding.
• AS/NZS 1576 series, Scaffolding, including AS/NZS 1576.1 general requirements, AS/NZS 1576.2 couplers and accessories, and AS/NZS 1576.3 prefabricated and tube-and-coupler scaffolding.
• AS/NZS 1891 series, Industrial fall-arrest systems and devices, where fall-arrest equipment is used.
• AS/NZS 5532, Manufacturing requirements for single-point anchor device used for harness-based work at heights, where temporary or permanent anchorage devices are used.

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Standard SWMS Features (Click to Expand)

• Task-specific job steps, hazards and control measures
• Initial and residual risk ratings
• Assigned responsible persons for each job step
• Plant, equipment and PPE requirements where applicable
• Permits, qualifications and high-risk construction work details where applicable
• Worker consultation, sign-off and review sections