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Mobile - Scaffolds JSA
Mobile - Scaffolds JSA
Job activity What can harm What can happen Causes which need to be
(Tasks) you (Hazards) (Risks) managed (Controlled)
Erection of base Unsupported Frames fall over • Bracing or team member not
frames and frames being striking person used to support first frames.
bracing erected at ground erecting scaffold • Foundation not level or
level. or other person unsuitable for mobile scaffold.
close to the work • Castor wheels not adjusted
area. correctly or not locked.
Erection of Manual Handling. Sprains, strains • Only one person used to lift
working platform and fractures. platforms onto second level
frames.
Edge protection Fall from the edge • Handrail not positioned 900 –
incomplete. of the working 1100mm above the working
platform. platform on all sides.
• No midrail or fenderboard
installed to all sides.
Use of scaffold Vehicle or mobile Injury due to • Scaffold positioned too close
plant strikes scaffold collapse. to plant operating area.
scaffold. • Plant not operated in a
defined exclusion zone.
• Base of scaffold not
adequately protected from
impact e.g. concrete kerbs.
• “Spotter” not used to
supervise plant.