Platforms - Rolling Scaffold
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What should you do when using a rolling scaffold?
Back to top- Make sure that you are trained properly to erect and use a rolling scaffold.
- Assemble the rolling scaffold according to manufacturer's instructions.
- Inspect the rolling scaffold before each use and after any modifications.
- Make sure that the surface on which the scaffold is moved is level and without holes or obstructions.
- Brace all rolling scaffolds horizontally and diagonally.
- Cleat or secure all planks.
- Prevent joints from separating.
- Provide workers with a safe method to access and exit from the scaffold.
- Secure access ladders.
- Make sure the platform has appropriate guardrails (hand, mid, toe).
- Ensure that each wheel or castor is equipped with brakes to prevent rolling and swivelling.
- Lock the caster brakes before climbing onto the scaffold.
- Secure or remove all material, equipment and personnel from the platform before moving it.
- Push towards the base when moving.
- Use the built-in access ladders to reach the platform.
- Increase the scaffold’s base dimension(s) by installing outriggers.
- Refer to occupational health and safety regulations in your jurisdiction for height stability requirements.
- Refer to occupational health and safety regulations in your jurisdiction to determine when fall arrest systems may be necessary (e.g., when working at a certain height, accessing or exiting the scaffold, or when guardrails are not present). If fall arrest systems are necessary, workers must be appropriately trained before use.
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![Rolling Scaffold](https://www.ccohs.ca/images/oshanswers/scaff006.gif)
What should you not do when using a rolling scaffold?
Back to top- Do not stay on the scaffold when it is being moved or try to move it yourself while on it. If a worker must remain on the scaffold, make sure the worker is secured to the building (not the scaffold) with appropriate fall protection equipment (e.g., safety harness and lanyard).
- Do not try to move a rolling scaffold without enough help. Watch out for slopes, holes, debris, and overhead obstructions.
- Do not use a rolling or mobile scaffold with pneumatic tires as the only support while used, erected or dismantled.
- Do not extend adjusting screws more than the manufacturer recommends.
- Do not allow the working platform height to exceed three times the base width, unless it is guyed and equipped with outriggers or otherwise stabilized.
- Do not use powered devices to move scaffolds.
- Do not lean access ladders against rolling scaffolds.
- Do not over-reach from the scaffold.
- Do not climb using the frame.
- Do not stand on guardrails.
- Do not overload the scaffold.
- Fact sheet last revised: 2018-02-05