after installation or assembly in any position.Generally, scaffold inspections must be performed in these three instances: What are General Scaffold Inspection Requirements? Use braces, tie-ins and guying as described by the scaffold’s manufacturer at each end, vertically and horizontally to prevent tipping.Check for workers under the platform and provide falling object protection or barricade the area.Check for guardrails and mid-rails on platforms where work is being done.Check to see if the platform is 14 inches or less from the wall or 18 inches or less away if plastering/stucco.
Check to see if 10-foot or shorter planks are 6 to 12 inches over the center line of the support, and that 10-foot or longer planks are no more than 18 inches over the end.Check to see if the planks are close together, with spaces no more than 1 inch around uprights.If the planks deflect 1 /60 of the span or 2 inches in a 10-foot wooden plank, the plank has been damaged and must not be used.