Readiness check

Is your facade-access setup going to hold the crew up?

Facade-access work puts crews high on the side of a building on equipment that fails the same predictable ways: bad rigging, missing ties, overloading, and no independent fall protection. Answer for how your access is actually set up and run, not the manual. The score stays on your device; enter an email only if you want the facade-access readiness checklist sent over.

1. Is your access equipment rigged or erected to the manufacturer and engineer's design, not improvised?Yes, rigged or erected to the engineered designMostly, with some field improvisationNo, we figure it out on site

2. On a swing stage, is the roof rigging counterweighted AND tied back to the structure?Yes, counterweighted to spec and tied backCounterweights only, no tiebackMakeshift weights or unsure

3. On a mast climber, is the mast tied to the building within the free-standing height limit?Yes, ties at the engineered intervalsSome ties, not sure of the limitNo ties or over the free-standing height

4. Do you stay within the platform's rated load and distribute it evenly?Yes, within the load chart and evenly loadedRoughly, we do not really track itWe pile material on and hope

5. Is each worker on a separate, independent lifeline (not tied to the platform)?Yes, independent vertical lifeline and harness per personTied off, but sometimes to the platformNo independent fall protection

6. Is the wire rope and gear inspected before every shift by a competent person?Yes, documented pre-shift inspectionOccasionally, not every shiftNo regular inspection

7. Do you have wind limits and stop or stow the equipment when they are exceeded?Yes, defined wind limits and we honor themWe judge it by feelNo wind limits

8. Is the crew trained and authorized, with a rescue plan for a stranded worker?Yes, trained crew and a real rescue planTrained, but no rescue planNeither