No, don't worry about it. Just be as careful as you can, and if it slides around a little, then that's the way it goes. I have done alot of cartridge alignments, and VTF adjustments with scales, and never had any cartridge damage.
The major concern is "hooking" the stylus from the side, and ripping it off, or bending the cantilever. This is bad. Just a little sliding around on top of the VTF scale is not going to hurt anything.
The major concern is "hooking" the stylus from the side, and ripping it off, or bending the cantilever. This is bad. Just a little sliding around on top of the VTF scale is not going to hurt anything.