Plank & Platform Inspection Guidelines

This document provides guidance for identifying and inspecting scaffold planks and platforms before use. It covers solid sawn and engineered wood scaffold planks, metal planks and decks, composite planks and decks, and inner access decks. The guidelines explain required identification markings, common types of damage and deformation, visual and mechanical inspection practices, criteria for removing damaged equipment from service, and proper handling and storage. It is intended to help workers, competent persons, qualified persons, and other scaffold users recognize conditions that may affect the safe use of scaffold planks and platforms.