Scaffolds Use in the Construction Industry rule aims to protect workers using scaffolding in construction work. Scaffolding hazards continue to rank high on the list of the most frequently cited standards in the construction industry. Scaffold-related fatalities account for a significant number of fatalities in the
Scaffolding - Overview | OSHA.gov | Occupational Safety and …
OSHA has targeted the industry in its Strategic Plan to reduce injuries and illnesses and prevent fatalities. Scaffolds (Staging) . Provides general requirements for all scaffolds AND also includes information on specific types of scaffolding.
eTool : Scaffolding - General Requirements for Scaffolds
Scaffold planking must be able to support, without failure, its own weight and at least four times the intended load. [29 CFR 1926.451(a)(1)] Solid sawn wood, fabricated planks, and fabricated platforms may be used as scaffold planks following the recommendations by the manufacturer or a lumber grading association or inspection agency.
Scaffolding - Construction | OSHA.gov | Occupational Safety and …
OSHA. Provides illustrated safety checklists for specific types of scaffolds. Hazards are identified, as well as the controls that keep these hazards from becoming tragedies. Scaffolding hazards are addressed in specific standards for the construction industry.
Scaffolding - Standards | OSHA.gov | Occupational Safety and …
Scaffolding is addressed in specific OSHA standards for general industry, maritime, and construction. This section highlights OSHA standards and documents related to scaffolding.
Employers must ensure the following: Follow the manufacturer’s allowable load for the casters, scaffold components and platforms, along with recommended bracing to ensure a rigid and structurally sound scaffold. Assess the work area, site conditions, and work to be performed.
1926.451 - General requirements. | Occupational Safety and Health ...
Each ladder jack scaffold, top plate bracket scaffold, roof bracket scaffold, and pump jack scaffold shall be at least 12 inches (30 cm) wide. There is no minimum width requirement for boatswains' chairs.
eTool : Scaffolding | OSHA.gov | Occupational Safety and Health ...
What Is a Scaffold? A scaffold is an elevated, temporary work platform. There are two basic types of scaffolds: Supported scaffolds, which consist of one or more platforms supported by rigid, load- bearing members, such as poles, legs, frames, outriggers, etc.
eTool : Scaffolding - Suspended Scaffolds - Two-point (swing …
Two employees, the leadman and a trainee mechanic, were assigned to move a two-point suspended scaffold equipped with two SC40 hoists. They lowered the scaffold from the top roof some 16 feet to a small intermediate roof. The plan was to lower the scaffold an additional 20 feet to the main roof.
eTool : Scaffolding - Planking - Occupational Safety and Health ...
The planking portion of OSHA's Scaffolding eTool is intended to address the need for specific and accurate information about arguably the single most critical scaffolding component: The lumber from which platforms are made.