Who is competent to inspect a scaffold?

Legislation specifies that anyone carrying out an inspection must be competent to do so. To be competent that person must have the necessary training, knowledge and experience.

The following CISRS cards would prove competency:

• The holder of a CISRS Scaffolder card endorsed with Inspection, would be deemed competent to inspect scaffold structures covered in CISRS Part 1 & Part 2 courses, provided their employer can demonstrate they have the necessary knowledge and experience.
• The holder of a CISRS Advanced card endorsed with Inspection, would be deemed competent to inspect scaffold structures covered in CISRS Part 1, Part 2 & Advanced courses, provided their employer can demonstrate they have the necessary knowledge and experience. Contents and overall objectives of the CISRS courses can be found in the CAP 609 General Information Booklet Appendices.
• A CISRS Basic Scaffold Inspection cardholder would be deemed competent to inspect a basic scaffold structures, provided their employer can demonstrate they have the necessary knowledge and experience.
• A CISRS Advanced Scaffold Inspection cardholder would be deemed competent to inspect complex scaffold structures, provided their employer can demonstrate they have the necessary knowledge and experience.
• For information about inspection of system scaffold structure, please refer to the System Inspection section at https://cisrs.org.uk/system-scaffold-product-training-scheme/