Scaffold Safety Preview

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Stupid Set-ups
The plank is supported by an extension ladder, a closed step ladder and a straight ladder. The guardrails are not acceptable. There is no stability

1926.450 Scope, Application

Covers all scaffolds used in workplaces. Does not apply to crane or derrick suspended personnel platforms, which are covered by 1926.550(g). Aerial lifts are covered 1926.453.

Scaffold Requirements
Be on a firm foundation with base plates Be plumb, square and adequately braced Have a fully planked work deck Have guardrails over 10 feet Be tied in over 4 Vert./1 Horiz. high Have an adequate means of access

Scaffold Capacity
Must be able support its own weight and 4 times the maximum intended load. Scaffolds must be designed by a qualified person. They must and built and loaded within design.

Competent Persons
All scaffolds must be erected, moved, dismantled or altered only under the supervision of a competent person

Scaffold Foundations
Scaffolds must have base plates, even when setting on a concrete floor. Also, the lack of a base plate could damage the scaffold leg.

Scaffold Foundations
Scaffold legs must be set on base plates and adequate mudsills. There is no base plate and the scrap plywood is not adequate. The scaffold frame could penetrate the plywood.

Never on Masonry!
Scaffolds should never be set on bricks, masonry blocks, etc. These are not structural elements and could crush under the scaffold load.

Good Foundations

Frames Masons Adjustable Hydro-mobile

Plumb & Level The Scaffold

It all starts in the first bay. If it is set plumb and square, the rest will follow.

Guardrails
1926.451 (g) Guardrails are required at 10 feet. Fall protection can be used in lieu of guardrails on some scaffolds. Top rails must be 38 to 45 high You must have a mid rail. Use of cross bracing is allowed in lieu of top rail or mid rails in some cases but not both.

Use of Braces for Guardrails

< 48"
Install Mid Rail
Platform

38 - 48"

Brace can be used as a Top Rail.

Mobile Scaffolds
Fully Planked Deck

Full Guardrails

All Frame Bracing Stack Pins Locked Diagonal Brace

Proper Access

Level Surface

Total Height Less than 4 times Base

Training Requirements
1926.454 Workers must be trained in
Nature of electrical, fall, and falling object hazards Correct procedures for protection of above Proper use of the scaffold Load capacities of scaffolds Requirements of OSHAs Subpart L

Retraining as necessary to restore proficiency

BAD!

Pump Jack Scaffolds

Must have an 18 platform. Must have guardrails or other fall protection

GOOD!