Guide
Hoarding inspection checklist for site teams
Day-to-day points site teams can review between formal inspections.
Site hoarding is one of the few temporary works items with a permanent public interface, and one of the most frequently altered. Gates get damaged, sheeting and banners get added, ground gets excavated at the base, and vehicles clip corners. Each of those changes the loading or the support assumptions the hoarding was designed around.
The checklist below is intended for site teams to use between formal inspections. It is not a substitute for a competent inspection against the design, and it does not replace the inspection regime set out in the hoarding design or the project temporary works procedure.
Points to review on a routine walk
- Visible movement, impact damage or missing components
- Gates, hinges, stops and open-gate conditions
- Kentledge, braces, anchors and foundation exposure
- Sheeting, banners and changes affecting wind exposure
- Excavation, washout or altered ground at the base
- Public interface, openings and access control
Practical notes
Anything on this list that has changed since the hoarding was designed is worth escalating, not just recording. Added sheeting and banners in particular can increase wind loading well beyond the original design assumption.
Additional inspections should follow high winds, vehicle impact, unexplained movement, excavation near the base, and any alteration, extension or partial rebuild of the hoarding line.