![]() Overhead protection must be provided for employees on a scaffold exposed to overhead hazards. ![]() The poles, legs, or uprights of scaffolds must be plumb, and securely and rigidly braced to prevent swaying and displacement. Scaffold planks must extend over their end supports not less than 6 inches and not more than 18 inches. The maximum permissible span for 1¼ X 9 inch or wider plank of full thickness shall be 4 feet with medium duty loading of 50 p.s.f.Īll planking or platforms must be overlapped (minimum 12 inches), or secured from movement.Īn access ladder or equivalent safe access must be provided. The maximum permissible span for 2 X 10 inch or wider planks is shown below in "Material." Material Scaffolds and their components must be capable of supporting without failure at least 4 times the maximum intended load.Īny scaffold including accessories such as braces, brackets, trusses, screw legs, ladders, etc., damaged or weakened from any cause must be immediately repaired or replaced.Īll load-carrying timber members of scaffold framing shall be a minimum of 1,500 fiber (Stress Grade) construction grade lumber.Īll planking must be Scaffold Grades, or equivalent, as recognized by approved grading rules for the species of wood used. standard wire ½ inch mesh, or the equivalent. Toe boards and the guardrails, extending along the entire opening, shall consisting of No. ![]() Supports must be at intervals not to exceed 8 feet. Guardrails must be 2 X 4 inches, or the equivalent, approximately 42 inches high, with a midrail, when required. Scaffolds 4 feet to 10 feet in height having a minimum horizontal dimension in either direction of less than 45 inches, shall have standard guardrails installed on all open sides and ends of the platform. Guardrails and toe boards shall be installed on all open sides and ends of platforms more than 10 feet above the ground or floor, except where needle beam scaffolds and floats are used. Damaged or weakened scaffolds shall not be used until all repairs have been completed. Scaffolds shall not be altered or moved horizontally while they are in use or occupied.Īny scaffold damaged or weakened from any cause shall be immediately repaired. No scaffold shall be erected, moved, dismantled, or altered except under the supervision of a competent person(s) or as requested for corrective reasons by the environment, health and safety specialist. Unstable objects such as barrels, boxes, loose brick, or concrete blocks, shall not be used to support scaffolds or planks. The footing or anchorage for scaffolds shall be sound, rigid, and capable of carrying the maximum intended load without settling or displacement. All scaffolds erected on University property shall be erected in accordance with the requirements of this section and all OSHA regulations that apply to the specific type of scaffolding that is being used. These requirements are to apply to all employees that work on scaffold work surfaces. It is the intent of the University to provide maximum protection to all employees by the issuance of these requirements. The purpose of these requirements is to ensure that all safe work practices are followed when erecting, altering, working on, and dismantling scaffolds. Scaffolds shall be furnished and erected in accordance with the OSHA 1910.28 standard for employees who are engaged in work that cannot be done safely from the ground or from solid construction. Industrial Maintenance and Construction/Support Services Safety Manual - Scaffolding Requirements
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