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Inspecting climbing equipment

Inspecting climbing equipment

Climbing equipment is subject to visual inspection for a large number of points set out in an inspection checklist.

Inspection of ladders and stairs

Everyone knows that just like the use of ordinary house, garden and kitchen steps, the steps and ladders on construction sites are the source of many accidents. Incorrect use of the climbing equipment and incorrect working methods are usually the cause of unnecessary suffering. If the cause of the accident is the climbing equipment, then the equipment is faulty. By having your stairs, ladders and scaffolding inspected by a Saval inspector, you can clearly show that you make safe climbing equipment available to your employees.

Inspection points checklist

Below you will find a small selection of the long checklist with general inspection points:

  • Damage, cracks and many other forms of wear;
  • The condition of the material;
  • Straightness of the climbing material;
  • Do all connections meet the requirements?;
  • Does the climbing equipment function according to the requirements?;
  • Presence of materials (is ladder/stairs still complete);
  • Do the cover caps meet the requirements?;
  • The anti-slip tread must be intact (there must be an anti-slip function)

And many more very important points that must meet the requirements.

Requirements and advice according to NEN standards

The NEN 2484 and EN131 describe the requirements that stairs and ladders must meet. In the Netherlands, all ladders, folding ladders and stairs must also comply with the Commodities Act, Portable Climbing Equipment Decree. We recommend setting quality requirements for professional and regular use of ladders and stairs and point out the dangers of using, for example, do-it-yourself quality. The NEN-EN 1004 is the European standard that sets strength and construction requirements for mobile scaffolding.