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Scaffolds
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History
• Subpart L originally issued in December 1971
• Amendments during the first two years:
Planking grade
Overhead protection
Plank spans
Guardrails
• Complete review of Subpart L initiated in 1977
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History• Scaffold injuries and fatalities continue despite
Subpart L provisions
• Almost 10,000 scaffold related injuries annually.
• Over 75 scaffold-related fatalities annually
• Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) consulted on draft revisions
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Need for Additional Regulation• BLS statistics:
72% of workers injured on scaffolds involved
planking giving way, slips, or falling objects
70% of workers learn safety requirements OJT
Only 1/3 of scaffolds equipped with guardrails
25% received no training
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Need for Additional Regulation
• Scaffold related fatalities accounted for
approximately 10% of construction fatalities
• OSHA determines revision of scaffold
standard is necessary
• Estimates changes can save 50 lives and
prevent 4500 injuries annually
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Purpose of new standard
• More performance based, allows flexibility
• Simplifies language, eliminates redundancies
• Increased options for use of fall protection
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What Is A Scaffold?
An elevated, temporary work platform
Three basic types:
Supported scaffolds -- platforms supported by rigid, load bearing members, such as poles, legs, frames, & outriggers
Suspended scaffolds -- platforms suspended by ropes or other non-rigid, overhead support
Aerial Lifts -- such as “cherry pickers” or “boom trucks”
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What Is A Scaffold?
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Hazards
• Falls from elevation – caused by slipping, unsafe access, and the lack of fall protection
• Struck by falling tools / debris
• Electrocution – from overhead power lines
• Scaffold collapse - caused by instability or overloading
• Bad planking giving way
Employees working on scaffolds are exposed to these hazards:
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Fall Hazards
• While climbing on or off the scaffold
• Working on unguarded scaffold platforms
• When scaffold platforms or planks fail
Falls may occur:
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Protecting Workers from Falls
• Guardrails, and/or
• Personal Fall Arrest Systems (PFAS)
If a worker on a scaffold can fall more than 10 feet, protect them by:
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Install along open sides & ends
Front edge of platforms not more than 14 inches from the work, unless using guardrails and/or PFAS
Top rails - 38 to 45 inches tall
Midrails halfway between toprail and platform
Toeboards 3-1/2 inches high
Guardrails
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Can use PFAS instead of guardrails on some scaffolds
Use PFAS & guardrails on suspension scaffolds
Use PFAS on erectors and dismantlers where feasible
Fall Protection Requirements
The ends of this scaffold are not properly guarded
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Falling Object Protection
Wear hardhats Barricade area below scaffold to
forbid entry into that area Use panels or screens if material
is stacked higher than the toeboard
Build a canopy or erect a net below the scaffold that will contain or deflect falling objects
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Overhead Power LinesThe possibility of electrocution is a serious concern when working near overhead power lines
Check the clearance distances listed in the standard
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Scaffold Support Examples
Good support Inadequate support – in danger of collapse?
Base plate
Mud sills
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Essential Elements of SafeScaffold Construction
• Use appropriate scaffold construction methods
• Proper scaffold access
• Properly use a competent person
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Scaffold Platform Construction
Platforms must:
• be fully planked or decked with no more than 1 inch gaps
• be able to support its weight and 4 times maximum load
• be at least 18 inches wide
This is not a properly
constructed scaffold
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• No large gaps in front edge of platforms
• Each abutted end of plank must rest on a separate support surface
• Overlap platforms at least 12 inches over supports, unless restrained to prevent movement
Scaffold Platform Construction
Planks not properly overlapped
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Scaffold Platform Construction
• No paint on wood platforms
• Use scaffold grade wood
• Fully planked between front upright and guardrail support
• Component pieces used must match and be of the same type
• Erect on stable and level ground
• Lock wheels and braces
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Scaffold Height
The height of the scaffold should not be more than four times its minimum base dimension unless guys, ties, or braces are used
20’
5’
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Platform Ends
Each end of a platform, unless cleated or otherwise restrained by hooks, must extend over its support by at least 6 inches
No Cleats
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Supported Scaffolds
Platforms supported by legs, outrigger beams, brackets, poles, uprights, posts, & frames
Restrain from tipping by guys, ties, or braces
Scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights must be on base plates and mud sills or other firm foundation This support is not adequate!
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• Unstable objects shall not be used to support scaffolds or platform units.
• Unstable objects shall not be used as working platforms.
Supported Scaffolds
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Don’t use Shore or Lean-to Scaffolds
Shore scaffold supported scaffold which is placed against a building or structure and held in place with props
Lean-to scaffold supported scaffold which is kept erect by tilting it toward and resting it against a building or structure
Supported Scaffolds
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Proper Scaffold AccessProvide access when scaffold platforms are more than 2 feet above or below a point of access
Permitted types of access:
•Ladders, such as portable, hook-on, attachable, stairway type, and built-ins•Stair towers•Ramps and walkways
May use building stairs and come out window
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Scaffold Access
• Can access from another scaffold, structure or hoist
• When using ladders, bottom rung no more than 24 inches high
• No access by cross braces
• Can use some end frames
End Frame
Do not access by cross braces
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Suspension Scaffolds
Train employees to recognize hazards
Secure/tie to prevent swaying
Support devices must rest on surfaces that can support four times the load
Competent person:evaluate connections to ensure the supporting surfaces can support load inspect ropes for defects before shift
PFAS must have anchors independent of the scaffold support system
Platforms suspended by ropes or wires. Rope must be capable of supporting 6 times the load
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Moving ScaffoldsEmployees can’t be on a moving scaffold unless:
• Surface is level
• Height to base ratio is 2 to 1
• Outriggers are installed on both sides of scaffolds
Employees can’t be on scaffold part beyond the wheels
Competent person must be on site to supervise
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Aerial Lifts
• Comply with ANSI A 92.2 - 1969• Lift controls tested each day prior to use• Operated only by authorized persons• Belting off to adjacent pole or structure
while in lift is prohibited• Must always stand firmly
on floor of basket• Harness & lanyard must
be worn and attached to boom or basket
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Aerial Lifts
• When outriggers are used, positioned on pads or solid surface
• Not moved when boom is elevated with men working in basket
• Boom load limits not exceeded
• Brakes set when in use
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Fatal Fact – Moving a Lift
Employee was operating an aerial lift, with an extendable boom rotating work platform
The boom was fully extended and the machine apparently ran over some bricks, causing the boom to flex or spring, throwing the employee from the basket
The employee fell 37 feet to a concrete surface
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Using Scaffolds
• Don’t work on snow or ice covered platforms or during storms or high winds
• Use tag lines on swinging loads
• Protect suspension ropes from heat & acid
A covered scaffold has special
wind load considerations
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Fatal Fact – Ice & No Guardrails
Laborer was working on the third level of a tubular welded frame scaffold which was covered with ice and snow
The scaffold was not fully decked, there was no guardrail and no access ladder
The worker slipped and fell head first 20 feet to the pavement below
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Competent Person
Person capable of identifying and promptly correcting hazards
Determines if it’s safe to work on a scaffold during storms or high winds
Trains workers to recognize hazards
Selects workers to conduct work
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Scaffold Inspection
Competent person inspects scaffolds for visible defects before each shift and after any alterations
Defective parts must be immediately repaired
Deformed bearer
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Scaffold Erection
Competent person selects & directs these workers and determines the feasibility of fall protection
Scaffolds can only be erected, moved, dismantled or altered under the supervision of a competent person
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Training RequirementsTrain employees on scaffold hazards and procedures to control the hazards
The training must include:•Nature of electrical, fall, and falling object hazards •How to deal with electrical hazards and fall protection systems•Proper use of the scaffold•Scaffold load capacities Retrain as necessary
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Summary
•Use appropriate scaffold construction methods
Erect, move, or alter scaffold properly
Protect from falling objects or tools
•Ensure stable access
•Use a competent person
Train on scaffold construction and the hazards involved with scaffolds
Inspect scaffold before each shift and after alterations
Determine fall protection requirements