Free compliance check
Answer 5 questions to find out where your liability sits — takes under 2 minutes.
Are all your scaffold inspections logged within 24 hours of being carried out?
WAHR 2005 Reg 12 requires a written record before the end of the working period — or within 24 hours.
Does each inspection record include the inspector's CISRS card number and expiry date?
A compliant inspection certificate must identify the competent person by name and card reference.
Can you produce a signed certificate for every active scaffold from the last 28 days — right now?
The HSE can request records during a site visit. If you can't produce them on demand, the inspection may as well not have happened.
Do you know — without checking — which scaffolds are due for inspection this week?
The 7-day cycle under WAHR 2005 requires proactive tracking. Reacting to overdue scaffolds creates gaps.
If an incident occurred on one of your sites today, could you prove the scaffold had been inspected correctly?
In a personal injury claim or HSE investigation, the burden of proof is on you. Unrecorded inspections carry the same liability as no inspection.