OfficeofSafety&HealthConsultationpresentsOfficeofSafety&HealthConsultationpresentsScaffoldsinConstructionScaffoldsinConstructionObjectivesObjectives•Thispresentationwilladdress:–OSHA’sminimumrequirementsforscaffolds–Safedesign,setupanduseofscaffolds–Hazardidentification–AbatementmethodsSubpartandStandard1926.NumberofSeriousViolations–FY20133Scaffolds(1926.450-454)SubpartLScaffoldsScaffolds•1926.450-Scope,applicationanddefinitionsapplicabletothissubpart•1926.451-Generalrequirements•1926.452-Additionalrequirementsapplicabletospecifictypesofscaffolds•1926.453-Aeriallifts•1926.454–TrainingrequirementsScaffoldsScaffolds•AppendixA-ScaffoldSpecifications•AppendixB-(Reserved)CriteriafordeterminingtheFeasibilityofProvidingSafeAccessandFallProtectionforScaffoldErectorsandDismantlers•AppendixC-ListofNationalConsensusStandards•AppendixD-ListofTrainingTopicsforScaffoldErectorsandDismantlers•AppendixE-DrawingsandIllustrationsNote:Allappendicesarenon-mandatory29CFR1926SubpartL-AppendicesScopeandApplicationScopeandApplication•Coversallscaffoldsusedinworkplaces–Twocategoriesforscaffold•Supported•Suspended•Aerialliftsarecoveredin1926.453•Doesnotapplytocraneorderricksuspendedpersonnelplatforms,whicharecoveredby1926.1431(a)and(e)1926.450(a)GeneralRequirementsGeneralRequirements•Designedbyqualifiedperson•Constructedandloadedinaccordancewiththatdesign•AppendixA(non-mandatory)providesguidelinestoassistincomplyingwithrequirements1926.451(a)(6)Whatmakesthisagoodscaffoldsetup?Whatmakesthisagoodscaffoldsetup?Whatiswrongwiththisscaffoldsetup?Whatiswrongwiththisscaffoldsetup?ScaffoldingAccessoriesScaffoldingAccessories•Outrigger–structuralmemberofasupportedscaffoldusedtoincreasethebasewidth•Providessupportandincreasesstability•Usedtoprovideaheighttobaseratioofatleast4:1OutriggersinstalledGeneralRequirementsGeneralRequirements•Scaffoldandscaffoldcomponentsmustsupportownweightand4timesthemaximumintendedload.–Includespersonnel,equipment,andsupplyloads1926.451(a)(1)Whatarethehazardsinthispicture?Whatarethehazardsinthispicture?ScaffoldPlatformConstructionScaffoldPlatformConstruction•Platformsonworkinglevelsofscaffoldsmustbefullyplankedordeckedbetweenfrontuprightsandtheguardrailsupports.1926.451(b)(1)ScaffoldPlatformConstructionScaffoldPlatformConstruction•Nomorethan1”spacebetweenadjacentunits,andbetweenplatformanduprights•Wherenecessary[e.g.,tofitarounduprights]maximumopeningof9½”1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii)ScaffoldPlatformConstructionScaffoldPlatformConstruction1926.451(b)(2)•Platformsusedsolelyaswalkwaysorperformingscaffolderectionordismantlingmustbeatleast18”wide.•Aguardrailsysteminstalledwithin9½”ofandalongatleastonesideofthewalkway.ScaffoldPlatformConstructionScaffoldPlatformConstruction1926.451(b)(2)(i)•Thefollowingscaffoldplatformsmustbeatleast12”wide:–Ladderjack–Topplatebracket–Roofbracket–PumpjackscaffoldScaffoldPlatformConstructionScaffoldPlatformConstruction1926.451(b)(3)•Frontedgeofallplatforms:–Nomorethan14”fromthefaceofthework•Exception:–Maximumdistance–3”foroutriggerscaffolds–Maximumdistance–18”forplasteringandlathingoperationsScaffoldPlatformConstructionScaffoldPlatformConstruction1926.451(b)(4),(b)(5)(i)-(ii)•Endofplatformmustextendoversupportatleast6”,unlesscleatedorrestrained.•Platforms10’orshorternottoextendmorethan12”oversup...