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Guide to Inspecting Scaffold Planks and Walkboards The frames are the visible part of a scaffold and the planks are the part the crew actually stands on. Wood planks absorb the beating of every load, every set of boots, and every weather cycle on a Texas site, and a plank that has been in service for two years on a job in the sun looks fine from ten feet away and is not. Inspecting planks is a five-minute job that belongs on the same schedule as the frame inspection. What to Look For Start with …

Guide to Scaffold Inspection Checklists OSHA requires that every scaffold be inspected by a competent person before each work shift and after anything that could affect its stability. On a Texas job site that second condition shows up more often than crews expect: wind, a truck backing into a leg, or a platform that got overloaded the day before. Dallas Ladder stocks the frames, guard rails, and outriggers DFW crews inspect and replace. Before Every Shift Walk the scaffold and check the footing …