Safety checklist — Scaffolding
Assembly, use and dismantling. Compliant with Québec's Construction Safety Code (CSTC) and CNESST standards.
Before assembly
12 items- ✓
PPE worn: hard hat, harness if erecting > 3 m, boots, gloves
- ✓
Stable base — mudsills/timbers + screw jacks in place
- ✓
Components inspected: frames, cross-braces, locks, platforms
- ✓
Erection perimeter marked — no entry under scaffold
- ✓
Engineer drawings available if height > 18 m (CNESST)Critical
ℹ️ Engineer drawings mandatory and to be submitted to CNESST
- ✓
Cross-bracing on each side of frames
- ✓
Vertical locks secured if > 2 frames high (> 3 m)
- ✓
Tied to wall if height > 3× minimum base width
- ✓
Full guardrails: top rail (1 m), mid rail, toeboard (100 mm)Critical
ℹ️ Top rail at 1 m, mid rail, toeboard 100 mm minimum
- ✓
Platform within 350 mm of structure, clear width ≥ 480 mm
- ✓
Load capacity respected — no excessive storage
- ✓
Access by interior ladder or stairway — never via cross-braces
Disassembly
4 items- ✓
Disassembly from top to bottom — reverse of erection
- ✓
Parts lowered — no free fall of components
- ✓
Components inspected, sorted and stored for reuse
- ✓
Area cleared and cleaned