Chapter 7:
Verification, upkeep and maintenance
CHECKS:
Inspect parts before each assembly, particularly:
- castor wheels tyres and brakes,
- safety devices (split pin, adaptor, etc.),
- working platform hooks and fasteners.
- the plywood on the working platforms.
- the stabiliser mounting brackets.
- the welds on the ladder rungs.
All parts with the following defects:
- permanent deformation.
- perforations.
- score marks (as a result of grinding, for example...).
- severe oxidation.
- weld failure starting out
... should be discarded!
If in doubt, change the part.
Cf.: Check sheet available on:
https://www.tubesca-comabi.com/fr/centre-de-documentation
Regulatory checks (provided for in the French decree of 21st December 2004) are outlined as follows:
A check prior to use at each installation site:
- when the mobile tower is used for the first time,
- when the mobile access and working tower is dismantled and then re-assembled.
- following changes in usage conditions, or atmospheric or environmental conditions which may affect the
safe use of the mobile access and working tower,
- when the tower has not been used for at least a month.
This check should include a suitability assessment, an assembly and installation assessment, as well as an
assessment of its condition. This check will be recorded in the establishment's safety records for
traceability.
A daily check
- This is a condition assessment.
A quarterly check
For the mobile access and working tower, the scope of this check is comparable to the daily check. It will
be carried out at least once every 3 months, and will be recorded in the establishment's safety records for
traceability.
Nota bene: These checks can only be carried out by personnel holding a certificate of competence entitled
"Checker and User" which has been issued by company management.
For more information and details regarding checklists, please refer to RECO R.457, annex 3, 3bis, 4, 5, 6.
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