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Scaffold SafetyPreview

Safe-Con, LLC5714 Merlin St.

Madison, WI 53711www.safeconllc.com

This is a preview of Safe-Con, LLC’s Scaffold Training Program. Slides shown in this preview

were taken from the complete program.

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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Competent Persons

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Good Foundations

Mason’s Adjustable

Hydro-mobile

Frames

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Plumb & Level The Scaffold

• It all starts in the first bay.

• If it is set plumb and square, the rest will follow.

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• 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.

Guardrails1926.451 (g)

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Use of Braces for Guardrails

• Brace can be used as a Top Rail.

Platform

38 - 48"Install Mid Rail

< 48"

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Mobile Scaffolds

Diagonal Brace

Full Guardrails

All Frame Bracing

Fully Planked Deck

Proper Access

Stack Pins Locked

Level Surface

Total Height Less than 4 times Base

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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 OSHA’s Subpart L

• Retraining as necessary to restore proficiency

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Pump Jack Scaffolds

• Must have an 18” platform.

• Must have guardrails or other fall protection

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