Scaffold job kit list

Personal protective equipment (full PPE)

• Hard hat with chin strapChin strap fastened when working at height; within the maker's service life, no cracks.× 6
• Safety shoesSteel or composite toe cap, oil-resistant sole that grips on tube and boards.× 6
• CoverallFlame-resistant (FR) where the plant requires it. Two each, so one can be washed.× 12
• Safety glasses and gogglesClear lenses at night, tinted in the day; goggles for dust, grinding or chemicals.× 6
• GlovesCut-resistant work gloves. Keep spare pairs: they wear out fast on tube and couplers.× 12
• Hi-vis vestReflective; a must at night and near vehicles, cranes and forklifts.× 6
• Ear protectionPlugs or muffs near compressors, fans, blowers and other loud plant.× 6

Fall protection

• Full-body harnessChecked by the user before every use; the site's inspection colour or date tag in place.× 6
• Self-retracting lifeline (SRL) with anchor connectorFor work below 5.5 m: it locks fast and needs much less clearance below the anchor than a lanyard. Use the anchor sling or connector the maker allows.× 6
• Twin-leg shock-absorbing lanyardFor 5.5 m and above, when the fall clearance below the anchor is enough: two legs with scaffold hooks, one always clipped on (100% tie-off).× 6
• Anchor slingsRated slings to tie off to structure where the scaffold itself is not the anchor. Inspect before use.× 3
• Rescue kitMatched to the rescue plan (rescue pole, descender or rescue system), with people trained to use it on every shift.× 1

Hand tools

• Scaffold spanner (podger), 21/22 mm7/16 in Whitworth (21 mm) or 22 mm across flats, the size of most coupler nuts: check the nuts on your couplers. Pointed end to line up holes.× 6
• Ratchet spanner, 21/22 mmSwivel-head ratchet with a podger end, for fast tightening of couplers.× 6
• Spanner set for special fittingsSizes to match beam clamps, base jacks and any special fittings on the job.× 1
• Scaffold hammerFor the wedges and pins of system scaffolds (Ringlock, Cuplok).× 6
• Brass hammer (non-sparking)Non-sparking: needed in live plant and hazardous areas, where steel tools can need a hot work permit.× 3
• Tool beltWith a spanner frog and a level holster; nothing loose in pockets at height.× 6
• Tool lanyards (tethers)Every tool at height on a tether rated for its weight, to the wrist or the belt. Dropped tools kill.× 12
• Tool bucket or bag with lidTo raise small parts and fittings; marked safe load, lid closed when lifted.× 2
• Magnetic spirit levelTorpedo or 600 mm, to plumb standards and level ledgers and transoms.× 3
• Measuring tape, 5 to 8 mFor bay lengths, lift heights and handover measurements.× 3
• Long tape, 30 mTo set out the scaffold and check the take-off on site.× 1
• Chalk line, string line and markerTo set out base plates in a straight line and mark sole boards.× 1
• Torque wrenchTo check a sample of couplers, and lifeline clips, against the value the maker states.× 1
• Hand sawFor timber sole boards and packing.× 1

Tags and site controls

• Green tags (safe for use)One pack. Filled in and signed only after inspection.× 1
• Yellow tags (use with restriction)One pack. The restriction written in plain words.× 1
• Red tags (do not use)One pack. On every scaffold being built, altered or dismantled.× 1
• Tag holders and cable tiesA holder at every access point; permanent marker for the tags.× 10
• Barriers and signsHard barrier or tape around the area below, and "Scaffold incomplete: do not use" signs.× 1

Documents

• Drawings and designThe scaffold drawing; a design by a competent engineer when it is outside standard configurations (TG20 or the client's rules).× 1
• Method statementHow the scaffold is built, used and dismantled, step by step, with the controls.× 1
• JSA (job safety analysis)Hazards and controls for this job, read and signed by the crew at the start.× 1
• Work permitValid for the area and the shift, with the gas test where the plant requires it.× 1
• Inspection checklistFor the scaffold type, used at handover and at every re-inspection.× 1
• Tag registerEvery scaffold with its tag colour and next inspection date.× 1
• Rescue planHow a person hanging in a harness is brought down quickly, by whom, with what.× 1
• Lifting planFor crane lifts of scaffold bundles: load, rigging, exclusion zone.× 1
• Competency cardsScaffolder, supervisor and inspector cards valid for this client, carried on site.× 6
• Equipment certificatesHarness and SRL inspections, lifting gear certificates and colour code, vehicle and forklift papers.× 1
• Toolbox talk recordTopic and signatures, every shift or as the site requires.× 1
• Material delivery noteWhat came from the yard, checked on arrival: short or damaged items noted.× 1
• Handover certificateSigned by the user's representative when the scaffold is handed over.× 1

Equipment

• Gin wheel with its ropeSafe working load marked; rope and hook to match; used by the scaffold crew only.× 1
• Hand lines and tag linesTo pass material up and to steer crane loads.× 2
• Lifting slings and shacklesCertified, inspected and in the current colour code.× 1
• Crane, forklift or trailerBooked for delivery and lifts, with certified operators and drivers.× 1
• Two-way radiosIntrinsically safe in hazardous areas.× 2
• Personal gas monitorH2S or 4-gas, where the plant requires it; bump-tested.× 3
• Escape respiratorWhere the plant requires one for H2S areas; the crew trained to use it.× 6
• First-aid kitStocked and checked; the crew knows who the first aider is.× 1
• Fire extinguisherAt the work area, in date.× 1
• Drinking waterCool water at the work area, all year.× 1

Summer heat

• Shade umbrellaFor the ground crew and the rest point; tied down so the wind cannot take it.× 2
• Tarpaulin shadeOver the rest or ground work area. Sheeting on a scaffold adds wind load: only where the scaffold design allows it.× 1
• Water cooler and electrolytesThe usual heat-stress advice: a cup of water every 15 to 20 minutes, even when not thirsty.× 1
• Shaded rest shelterCool, close to the work; follow your country's midday outdoor-work ban.× 1
• Neck shade and cooling towelNeck shade clipped to the hard hat; cooling towel for breaks.× 6

Night shift

• Tower lightDiesel or LED light tower, one per work front, aimed so it does not dazzle crane operators or drivers.× 1
• Head torchIntrinsically safe in hazardous areas; spare batteries.× 6
• Flashing barrier lightsOn barriers and the drop zone below the work.× 4

Hanging and suspended scaffolds

• Beam straps or beam clampsRated beam straps with edge protectors, or girder clamps, exactly as the design shows.per design
• Edge protectorsWherever a strap or rope passes over a steel edge.per design
• Suspension tubes or ropesHanging tubes with check couplers, or wire ropes, as the design shows.per design
• Debris netting or close-boarded deckBelow the work where people pass.× 1

Lifeline kit (12 mm wire rope)

• 12 mm steel wire ropeGalvanised, 6×19 or 6×36 IWRC, about 0.5 to 0.6 kg per metre. Length: the span plus about 2 m for the eyes.per design
• Wire rope clips, 12 mmAt least 3 per eye (6 per line, 2 spare), saddle on the live (loaded) side, about 6 rope diameters apart; torque to the maker's value and re-check after the first load.× 8
• Heavy-duty thimbles, 12 mmIn every eye, so the rope does not kink or wear.× 2
• TurnbuckleJaw and jaw, galvanised, rated above the line's design load; locked with lock nuts or wire after tensioning.× 1
• ShacklesBow shackles with screw pins, working load marked, pins moused.× 2
• End anchorsRated anchor slings or anchor points at each end, on structure that can take the design load.× 2
• In-line energy absorberWhere the design calls for one, to limit the load on the anchors.× 1
• Intermediate supportsFor long spans, as the design shows; users pass them without unclipping.per design
• Wire rope cutter and tapeTape or seize both sides before cutting so the strands stay tight.× 1
• Lifeline labelInspected date, maximum users on the line, who installed it.× 1
• Lifeline designBy a competent person: span, sag, number of users, anchor loads and the clearance below.× 1

A horizontal lifeline is engineered: a competent person designs the span, sag, number of users, anchor loads and the clearance below. This list is the kit, not the design.