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title: "Shifts"
slug: "shifts"
updated: 2025-07-28T15:23:38Z
published: 2025-08-01T11:00:27Z
canonical: "docs.avontus.com/shifts"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.avontus.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Shifts

Shifts can be created and assigned to a Request or Scaffold. These can be changed to a time appropriate for you. For example, you could create a morning and evening/night shift with the morning shift starting at 7am, and the evening shift starting at 6pm.

You can access **Shifts** from the **Global Settings** screen.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-1753716215853.png)

Shifts are used with Inspections on scaffolds and determine when an inspection is required. In the example below, the shifts start at 6am and 7pm. This means all scaffolds on a Job site will change to Awaiting Inspection at both 6pm and 7am if the option is enabled in the [Scaffold Settings](https://docs.avontus.com/docs/scaffold-settings) screen.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/8675cbd3-420e-4118-859f-bf86b20ec1d1.png)

You can access the **Shifts** screen directly from the **[Scaffold Settings](https://avontus.document360.io/v1/docs/scaffold-settings)** screen where you can set how often **Scaffolds** are inspected.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/d4dc81bc-22e5-4303-b897-3cb0741b74d3.png)

**Do not automatically change status for inspection -** Selecting this option means inspections on Scaffolds need to be done manually done the user

**Change status to inspection on a daily frequency** - Selecting this option means users can set scaffolds to be inspected at a specific time every x amount of days.

In this example, inspections are performed every day at 8am

![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/80738545-b81f-4d96-941f-ab295481c838.png)

If you select the **Change status daily before each shift** in **[Scaffold Settings](https://avontus.document360.io/v1/docs/scaffold-settings)**, then the status of the scaffolds will change to **Awaiting Inspection** at the start of each shift but only if its Inspection Date (set in the Scaffold Details screen) has been passed.

You can create Shifts by clicking the Shifts button.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/06efc293-b684-4c5b-9410-785c7e7b52ba.png)

For instance, you can create two shifts for 6pm and 7am

![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/8675cbd3-420e-4118-859f-bf86b20ec1d1.png)

Every day at 6pm and 7am any scaffold passed its Inspection Date will have its status changed to **Awaiting Inspection**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/b34f0454-6c99-42ce-9463-c53aa3bc7a35.png)