Victorian Scaffolding industry standard
New Guidance for the Victorian Scaffolding Industry, released December 2024
This industry standard has been published by WorkSafe Victoria on behalf of Foundations for Safety Victoria, the peak consultation body representing the Victorian construction industry on OHS matters of public interest and importance.
Foundations for Safety Victoria has endorsed this document as an industry standard for scaffolding.
The industry standard was developed with the assistance of a working group of industry associations, unions and WorkSafe Victoria, including the Scaffolding Association Australia.
This industry standard gives practical advice on the safe design, erection, inspection, use, dismantling and maintenance of scaffolds and scaffolding work. It includes principles and requirements for scaffolds and scaffolding work across a broad range of industries and applications, and is specific to companies operating in Victoria.
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.
For more information on the Victorian Scaffolding Industry Standard, contact our Vic Chair & Exec Director, Jordy Adshead on vicchair@scaffolding-association.au
