Set Up

• Is the scaffold being erected under the direction of a competent person?

• Are all employees involved with (or near) the scaffold wearing hard hats?

• Are footings sound and rigid - not set on soft ground, frozen ground (that could melt), or resting on blocks?

• Is the scaffold level?

• Are wheels / castors locked?

• Is the scaffold able to hold four times its maximum intended load?

• Is the platform complete front to back and side to side (fully planked or decked, with no gaps greater than 1 inch)?

• Are guardrails and toeboards in place on all open sides?

• Are all sections pinned or appropriately secured?

• Is there a safe way to get on and off the scaffold, such as a ladder (without climbing on crossbraces)?

• Is the front face within 14 inches of the work (or within 3 feet for outrigger scaffolds)?
• Does the scaffold meet electrical safety clearance distances?

• Is the scaffold inspected by a competent person before being put in use?
• If the scaffold is over 10 feet high, is personal fall protection provided, or are guardrails over 38 inches high?
• Are hardhats worn by workers on and around the scaffold?
• Are scaffold loads (including tools and other equipment) kept to a minimum and removed when the scaffold is not in use (like at the end of a day)?
• Are employees removed from scaffolds during high winds, rain, snow, or bad weather?
• Are materials secured before moving a scaffold?
• Are employees removed from the scaffold before they are moved? 
• Are heavy tools, equipment, and supplies hoisted up (rather than carried up by hand)?