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13. Inspection plan
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1. General inspection points
Inspection of the telescopic ladder. All ladder
elements must be completely present.
Is any damage visible / present?
Are there any contaminants (e.g., dirt, mud,
paint, oil or grease) on the ladder?
2. Ladder stile, ladder step, retaining rings
Are the ladder side rails possibly bent, curved,
twisted, dented, cracked, corroded or rotten?
The ladder rails must be in good condition at
the fixing points for other parts.
All ladder steps / retaining rings must be fully
in place.
Are ladder steps / retaining rings possibly worn
out, loose, cracked, corroded or damaged?
There must be no relative movement between
the beams and the rungs / steps.
3. Crossbar, feet, wall impact support
Inspect crossbars, feet and wall impact support
for tightness, damage and corrosion.
All elements must be present
Are parts loose, worn or corroded?
4. Functionality of the telescopic ladder
Check the functionality of the telescopic ladder
(extending and collapsing the ladder steps).
All extendable ladder steps must engage prop-
erly when extending the ladder.
Do all locking guides on the ladder steps work
properly and are they visible?
Can the locking mechanism be easily unlocked
with the release system?
All ladder steps must subsequently be able to
be collapsed without any problem.
5. Ladder labels
Are all labels present and perfectly legible?
During the regular inspection of the ladder, inspec-
tion points 1-5 should be taken into account.
If any of the tested points cannot be fully satisfied,
you should NOT use the ladder.
• There exists the risk of a fall due to damaged,
defective or non- functional ladder units; there is
also a risk of tipping over when using the ladder.
• Users of the ladder can sustain serious injuries
during a fall.
• Objects can likewise be damaged if the ladder
tips over.
• Regular inspection by a qualified person is
required for commercial use.
• The contractor has to ensure that ladders are
inspected recurrently for proper condition (visual
and functional inspection). For this purpose,
the type, scope and time periods of the required
inspections must be determined.
• The time intervals for the inspection will conform
to the operating conditions, in particular the
frequency of use and demands during use as
well as the frequency and severity of established
defects during the preceding inspections.
• The contractor also has to ensure that defec-
tive ladders are removed from use and stored in
such a way that further use is not possible until
proper maintenance or disposal takes place.
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