Not exactly inundated with responses so I will start the ball rolling.

What you are desribing is not a scaffold per se in my opinion, it has casters and therefore probably resembles a mobile tower more than a scaffold. Once a scaffold is erected and handed over a certificate should be provided and the end user checks it before use. According to the HSE a 'scaffold used for construction' should be inspected every 7 days, blah, blah, by a competent person. Now it may be semantics but from the description it does not sound like the scaffold is being used for construction...the choice is yours, especially if you are confident it is a robust piece of kit.   

Hi Ray and fhunter,

Firstly, thank you both for your responses. I really appreciate the help!

I should've mentioned in my initial post that this frame has not actually been built/manufactured yet, however our plan was to get a traditional scaffolding company to design and build the frame for us as we don't employ any trained scaffolders. I agree that it is definitely closer to being a mobile scaffold tower than traditional construction scaffolding. The only real difference from a mobile scaffold tower is that the frame we require won't contain an integrated working platform, it will instead have three full sides with built-in handrails at set heights. This will allow us to manoeuvre the frame around our yard and into position so that it wraps around a working platform/floor which is already in place.

I was thinking of the 7-day inspection which could include checking all bolts/fixings etc. on top of the pre-use checks of the Poles/Casters/Fall Arrest Equipment. I was wondering though, how would someone be deemed 'competent' to inspect this frame every 7 days? I was reading about a Basic Scaffolding Inspection Training Scheme (SITS) on the CITB website, however this has a rather specific entry requirement which seems more related to construction sites. I'm not sure how much of that course would be relevant for our bespoke frame when built.

I realise that this is a 'one-off' scenario as the ideal position would be to have permenant shelving/racking in place which would never move. Sadly, this is not reasonable practicable due to the complex storage arrangements which our business requires.

As always, thanks for your feedback.

Hi, If you are having this structure erected from Tube and Fitting then you need to have the drawing in your posession for checking purposes. Once this has been erected you would be wise to have the structure checked by the person who issued the drawings " just to make sure that all of the required components have been installed, Ledger Braces,Plan Braces, etc, before you put it into service. You should also be aware that once you have had this structure handed over to you, then any time you move it to a new position you should have it re-inspected to make sure that you haven't compromised the structural integrity of the design. As the scaffold is a bespoke design, you would need either an advanced scaffold inspector, or an advanced scaffolder to do your inspections, and fill in the scaffold inspection register. I would advise the latter as he will not only have the experience and training involved to competently inspect the structure, but would be able to, at a glance, identify any iminent problems that might occur during and after your moving of the structure. Whereas an advanced scaffold inspector who is not from a scaffolding background would not easily identify some of the problems which might occur, also the advanced scaffolder could put any faults that were identified correct and therefore keep the structure in service.

Good luck.