Amber tag warning period (days)
You’ll now see a new setting under Settings > Inspections:
Amber tag warning period (days)
Set how many days before the inspection due date the scaffold tag turns amber to show it’s coming up for inspection.
This creates a simple traffic light system on each scaffold:
🟢 Green – “This scaffold is safe to use”
From the last inspection up to your chosen amber warning period.
🟠 Amber – “This scaffold is safe to use”
Final X days before the next inspection is due (you control X via the amber tag warning period in Settings > Inspections).
🔴 Red – scaffold is not safe to use, with two distinct messages so you know why:
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Failed inspection
- Message: “This scaffold is not safe to use”
- Shown when an inspection has been carried out and the scaffold is deemed unsafe.
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Overdue inspection
- Message: “Inspection overdue, this scaffold is not safe to use”
- Shown when the inspection due date has passed and no inspection has been recorded.
This distinction is designed to make it crystal clear whether a scaffold is unsafe because it failed an inspection, or simply hasn’t been inspected in time.
How it works in practice
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On a 30-day inspection cycle with a 4-day amber period:
- Green: Days 1–26
- Amber: Days 27–30
- Red: After Day 30
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On a 14-day inspection cycle with a 4-day amber period:
- Green: Days 1–10
- Amber: Days 11–14
- Red: After Day 14
Why we’ve built this
✅ Gives supervisors/inspectors a clear "heads up" window to plan inspections
✅ Reduces last-minute scrambles and unplanned downtime
✅ Makes it obvious why a scaffold is unsafe at a glance
✅ Keeps everyone on site aligned with a familiar traffic-light system
You can start using this today by updating the Amber tag warning period (days) under Settings > Inspections in Scafflinq.
