Scaffold inspections are only useful if everyone can see the current status. EXTAG replaces paper tags and spreadsheets with a scan.
How it works
- Tag the scaffold. Each scaffold carries an NFC Scaffold Tag, an inspection record and handover certificate in one PVC tag, with light, medium or heavy duty rating.
- Inspect with a scan. The inspector taps the tag with a standard phone or tablet, completes the inspection form and signs off.
- Status updates automatically. Everyone who needs it sees the new status straight away. No manual status updates, and no chasing overdue inspections.
- See every scaffold. Status shows on a map as colour-coded pins, such as planned, erected, tagged out and dismantled, with views for inspection status, workpacks and cyclone risk.
What it covers
Scaffold registers and inspections, handover certificates, erect and dismantle tracking, workpack status, and cyclone preparation planning. Forms are configured to how your site already works, so inspectors follow the checks you require.
Results from WA resources sites
- 256 man-hours a month recovered by a maintenance and scaffolding team: manual status updates and delays from overdue inspections were eliminated. Read the case study
- About 250 hours of high-risk work avoided in a single cyclone event. A Cyclone Hours report showed preparation would take less than two days, so work was scheduled instead of started immediately. Read the case study
Remote and industrial sites
EXTAG works offline. Scanning and forms keep working without a signal and sync when back in coverage. Contractors scan the same tags and complete the same forms.
See also the wider scaffolding solution, inspections and NFC asset tracking.
How it works on site
- Tag it. Attach an NFC tag or QR label to the asset or location.
- Scan it. Scan with any phone, pick the activity and complete the smart form.
- See it. Status and history show on the map and in reports straight away, with the location updated from the scanning device's GPS or set by a pin on the map.
Frequently asked questions
- What is scaffold inspection software?
- Scaffold inspection software records scaffold inspections and handovers digitally and keeps the status of every scaffold current. In EXTAG, an inspector scans the scaffold's NFC Scaffold Tag, completes the form and the status updates automatically for everyone who needs it.
- What is an NFC Scaffold Tag?
- An NFC Scaffold Tag is an inspection record and scaffold handover certificate in one PVC tag, with a light, medium or heavy duty rating. It is read with a standard phone or tablet.
- Does it work on remote sites with no signal?
- Yes. EXTAG works offline. Scanning and forms keep working without a signal and sync when the device is back in coverage.
- What results have scaffolding teams seen?
- A maintenance and scaffolding team at a WA resources site recovered 256 man-hours a month by moving scaffold inspections from paper to EXTAG. Another site avoided about 250 hours of high-risk work in a single cyclone event.