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What is a Scaffold?
An elevated,
temporary work
platform
Do employees working on
scaffolds need to be trained?
Hazards
9Falls from elevation
9Struck by
9Electrocution
9Scaffold collapse
9Bad planking
Fall Hazards
Falls may occur:
9While climbing
9Working
9Equipment failure
Protecting Workers
from Falls
9Guardrails,
and/or
9Personal Fall
Arrest Systems
(PFAS)
Guardrails
9Front edge
9Top rails
9Midrails
9Toeboards
Fall Protection
Requirements
9PFAS instead of guardrails
9PFAS & guardrails
9PFAS on erectors and
dismantlers
Falling Object
Protection
9Hardhats
9Barricade
9Panels or screens
9Canopy or net
Scaffold Support
Example #1
Scaffold Support
Example #2
Good support
Scaffold Platform
Construction
Platforms must:
9Fully planked
9Able to support
918 inches wide
Scaffold Platform
Construction
9Gaps
9Support
9Overlap
Scaffold Platform
Construction
9No paint
9Graded wood
9Fully planked
9Matching components
9Stability
9Locking
Scaffold Height
20
No more than
four times its
minimum base
dimension
Final Rule
Summary and Explanation
Q: When is a competent person required
for scaffolding?
Answer:
To - select and direct employees who erect, dismantle, move or alter scaffolds.
To determine if it is safe for employees to work on or from a scaffold during
storms or high winds and to ensure that a personal fall arrest system or wind
screens protect these employees.
To inspect scaffolds and scaffold components for visible defects before each
work shift and after any occurrence which could effect the structural integrity
of the scaffold.
The competent person must be capable of identifying existing and
predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions, which are
unsanitary, hazardous or dangerous to employees, and who has
authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them.
Final Rule
Summary and Explanation
Q: When is a qualified person required
for scaffolding?
Answer:
Final Rule
Summary and Explanation
Q: When is an engineer required?
Answer:
Platform Ends
Unless cleated
or restrained
by hooks,
must extend
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Supported Scaffolds
9Supports
9Restraints
9Foundation
9Ladders
9Stair towers
9Ramps & walkways
May use building stairs and come
out window
Scaffold Access
9Crossbraces
9Other scaffold
9Ladders
9End Frames
End Frame
Do not access by crossbraces
Suspension Scaffolds
9Platform suspension
9Recognize hazards
9Prevent swaying
9Support
9Competent person
9PFAS
Moving Scaffolds
Employees cant be on a moving
scaffold unless:
9Level surface
92 to 1 ration
9Outriggers
9Competent person
Employees cant be on scaffold
part beyond the wheels
Lean-to
scaffold
supported
scaffold which
is kept erect by
tilting it toward
and resting it
against a
building or
structure
Using Scaffolds
9Snow or Ice
9Storms or High
Winds
9Tag lines
9Protect suspension
ropes
A covered scaffold has special
wind load considerations
Overhead Bricklaying
from Supported Scaffolds
Competent Person
9Identify hazards
9Corrective action
9Storm / High Winds
9Trainer
9Crew selection
Scaffold Inspection
9A competent
person will inspect
scaffolds for visible
defects before each
shift and after any
alterations
9Defective parts
must be immediately
repaired.
Deformed bearer
Scaffold Erection
Erected only
under the
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Training Requirements
9Electrical presence
9Falling objects
9Fall protection
9Proper use
9Load capacities
9Retrain
Training Erectors
9Recognize hazards
9Correct procedures
Summary
Remember to:
Use appropriate scaffold construction
methods
9Erect, move, or alter scaffold properly
9Protect from falling objects or tools