BASIC SAFETY RULE

All employees shall

TEMPORARY be protected from
STRUCTURES falls of six feet or
more by the use of
(SCAFFOLD SAFETY) an approved fall
protection system

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APPROVED FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS GENERAL REQMTS FOR SCAFFOLD SAFETY

What are approved Fall Protection Systems?  Must be supervised by a competent person
 Fall Arrest Systems  Sound footing or anchorage
• full body harness/ lanyard/ lifeline/anchorage  Don’t use unstable objects as supports
point + webbing tie off
 Use guardrails
 Ladders
 Use screen
 Scaffold System
 Use full planking
• Structural system
• Guardrail system
• Planking
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GENERAL REQMTS FOR SCAFFOLD SAFETY GENERAL REQMTS FOR SCAFFOLD SAFETY

 Legs should be plumb

 Eliminate slippery conditions
 Post safety rules
 Scaffold shall be tied and fully braced
 Shall be capable of supporting 4x the design load
 Plan or drawing approved by Structural Engineer

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GENERAL REQMTS FOR SCAFFOLD SAFETY PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS

 Avoid power lines  Must be supervised

 Approval for multiple usage
 Ladders should have landing
 Provide independent safety lines
 Provide access ladder or equivalent
 Work during severe weather condition is
prohibited
 Extend and overlap planks
 Do not ride on rolling scaffold

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PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS MISSING PLANKS

 Secure all materials and equipment

 Apply brakes at all times
 Should be inspected on a daily basis

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MISSING GUARDRAILS IMPROPER ACCESS

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 STUPID SET-UPS SCAFFOLD CAPACITY

 The plank is  Must be able to support

supported by an
extension its own weight and 4
ladder, a closed times the maximum
step ladder and
a straight intended load.
ladder.  Scaffolds must be
 The guardrails
are not designed by a qualified
acceptable. person.
 There is no
stability  They must be built and
loaded within design.
 Scaffold are TIP! Scaffolds can be overloaded by
resting on CHB,
which are removing the braces – which cause the
unstable weight to be unevenly supported by fewer
members. Do not remove supports, even
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if they’re in the way.

COMPETENT PERSONS SCAFFOLD FOUNDATIONS

 All scaffolds must be  Scaffolds must have

erected, moved, base plates, even when
dismantled or altered setting on a concrete
only under the floor.
supervision of a
competent person  Also, the lack of a base
plate could damage the
scaffold leg.

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 SCAFFOLD FOUNDATIONS NEVER ON MASONRY!

 Scaffold legs must be  Scaffolds should never

set on base plates and be set on bricks,
adequate mudsills. masonry blocks, etc.

 There is no base plate

and the scrap plywood  These are not structural
is not adequate. elements and could
crush under the scaffold
 The scaffold frame load.
could penetrate the
plywood.

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GOOD FOUNDATIONS SAFETY & SCAFFOLD CONSTRUCTION

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

Phase 1 – Construct Base

Frames
Mason’s Adjustable
Hydro-mobile

Phase 2 – Construct Structure

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 SAFETY & SCAFFOLD CONSTRUCTION Parts of Scaffolds

Phase 4 – Install Fall Protection Phase 5 – Install Platform Phase 6 – Ensure Stability

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BAD!
TRAINING REQUIREMENTS PUMP JACK
SCAFFOLDS
 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 OSHS  Must have an 18”
platform.
 Retraining as necessary to restore proficiency
 Must have guardrails or
other fall protection

GOOD!
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WORKING FROM ELEVATED SURFACES

NOTHING IS SO URGENT THAT IT

CAN NOT BE DONE SAFELY !!!

IF IT CAN’T BE DONE SAFELY,

DON’T DO IT AT ALL

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