Scaffolding industry standard

What it contains

The Scaffolding industry standard is for people who manage hazards and risks related to the design, erection, inspection, use, dismantling and maintenance of scaffold and scaffolding work.

It includes principles and requirements for scaffolds and scaffolding work across a broad range of industries and applications. The standard covers the following topics:

• who has duties
• training and competency for those working with scaffolds
• scaffold planning and selection
• scaffold design
• erecting, altering and dismantling scaffolds
• hazards, including electrical, collapse, falls from height, falling objects, collision, environmental and manual handling hazards
• emergency procedures when working with scaffolds
• inspecting and maintaining scaffold
• scaffold checklists and certificates
• safe use of harnesses and harness inspection.

Australian standards

• AS/NZS 1576 Scaffolding series
• AS 4576:2020 Guidelines for scaffolding
• AS/NZS 4994.1:2023 Temporary edge protection, Part 1: General requirements
• AS/NZS 1170 Structural design actions series
• AS 4431:2019 Safe working on new lift installations in new constructions
• AS/NZS 3012:2019 Electrical installations—Construction and demolition sites
• AS/NZS 3000:2018 Electrical installations (known as the Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules)
• AS 1418.2:1997 Cranes (including hoists and winches), Part 2: Serial hoists and winches
• AS 3610.1:2018 Formwork for concrete, Part 1: Specifications
• AS/NZS 1577:2018 Scaffold decking components