Steingass Mechanical Contracting, Inc. 754 Progress Drive

Medina, Ohio 44256 (330) 725-6090

SCAFFOLD

REQUIREMENTS

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SCAFFOLDS

INTRODUCTION

The Occupational Safety and Health Act under 29 CFR 1926 Subpart L establishes requirements

to address the hazards associated with the use of scaffolding. In response to the regulatory

mandate Steingass Mechanical Contracting, Inc. has developed and will maintain the Scaffolding

Program to provide the proper and safe procedures for all applicable employees.

PURPOSE

This document is primarily intended to outline the methods of protecting and/or informing all

employees engaged in the use of scaffolds. In addition, it is intended that Steingass Mechanical

Contracting, Inc. will be in full compliance with 29 CFR 1926 Subpart L.

Due to the serious nature of this policy, Steingass Mechanical Contracting, Inc. intends to

continually monitor this policy for its workability and identify inadequacies or deficiencies.

RESPONSIBILITY

Steingass Mechanical Contracting, Inc. shall instruct all applicable employees in the safety

significance of the Scaffold Program and/or procedures. In addition, Steingass Mechanical

Contracting, Inc. considers these requirements to be of critical importance in helping to ensure

that the applicable provisions of the Scaffold Program are known, understood, and strictly

adhered to by all employees. Strict enforcement of this program is required as a condition of

employment. Any variations from these set procedures will be considered a work rule violation

and because of the serious nature of this program, disciplinary action will be taken in accordance

with the disciplinary guidelines described in Steingass Mechanical Contracting, Inc. Safety Rules

and Regulations.

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DEFINITIONS

Adjustable suspension scaffold: A suspension scaffold equipped with a hoists(s) that can be

operated by an employee(s) on the scaffold.

Bearer (putlog): A horizontal transverse scaffold member (which may be supported by ledgers

or runners) upon which the scaffold platform rests and which joins scaffold uprights, posts, poles

and similar members.

Boatswains' chair: A single-point adjustable suspension scaffold consisting of a seat or sling

designed to support one employee in a sitting position.

Body belt (safety belt): A strap with means both for securing it about the waist and for attaching

it to a lanyard, lifeline or deceleration device.

Body harness: A design of straps which may be secured about the employee in a manner to

distribute the fall arrest forces over at least the thighs, pelvis, waist, chest and shoulders, with

means for attaching it to other components of a personal fall arrest system.

Brace: A rigid connection that holds one scaffold member in a fixed position with respect to

another member or to a building or structure.

Bricklayers' square scaffold: A supported scaffold composed of framed squares which support

a platform.

Carpenters’ bracket scaffold: A supported scaffold consisting of a platform supported by

brackets attached to building or structural walls.

Catenary scaffold: A suspension scaffold consisting of a platform supported by two essentially

horizontal and parallel ropes attached to structural members of a building or other structure.

Additional support may be provided by vertical pickups.

Chimney hoist: A multi-point adjustable suspension scaffold used to provide access to work

inside chimneys. (See “multi-point adjustable suspension scaffold”.)

Cleat: A structural block used at the end of a platform to prevent the platform from slipping off

its supports. Cleats are also used to provide footing on sloped surfaces such as crawling boards.

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Competent person: One who is 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.

Continuous run scaffold (run scaffold): A two-point or multi-point adjustable suspension

scaffold constructed using a series of interconnected braced scaffold members or supporting

structures erected to form a continuous scaffold.

Coupler: A device for locking together the tubes of a tube and coupler scaffold.

Crawling board (chicken ladder): A supported scaffold consisting of a plank with cleats

spaced and secured to provide footing for use on sloped surfaces such as roofs.

Deceleration device: Any mechanism, such as a rope grab, rip-stitch lanyard, specifically-

woven lanyard, tearing or deforming lanyard or automatic self-retracting lifeline lanyard, which

dissipates a substantial amount of energy during a fall arrest or limits the energy imposed on an

employee during fall arrest.

Double pole (independent pole) scaffold: A supported scaffold consisting of a platform(s)

resting on cross beams (bearers) supported by ledgers and a double row of uprights independent

of support (except ties, guys, braces) from any structure.

Equivalent: Alternative designs, materials or methods to protect against a hazard, which the

employer can demonstrate, will provide an equal or greater degree of safety for employees than

the methods, materials or designs specified in the standard.

Exposed power lines: Electrical power lines which are accessible to employees and which are

not shielded from contact. Such lines do not include extension cords or power tool cords.

Eye or eye splice: A loop with or without a thimble at the end of a wire rope.

Fabricated decking and planking: Manufactured platforms made of wood (including laminated

wood and solid sawn wood planks), metal or other materials.

Fabricated frame scaffold (tubular welded frame scaffold): A scaffold consisting of a

platform(s) supported on fabricated end frames with integral posts, horizontal bearers and

intermediate members.

Failure: Load refusal, breakage, or separation of component parts. Load refusal is the point

where the ultimate strength is exceeded.

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Float (ship) scaffold: A suspension scaffold consisting of a braced platform resting on two

parallel bearers and hung from overhead supports by ropes of fixed length.

Form scaffold: A supported scaffold consisting of a platform supported by brackets attached to

formwork.

Guardrail system: A vertical barrier, consisting of, but not limited to, toprails, midrails and

posts, erected to prevent employees from falling off a scaffold platform or walkway to lower

levels.

Hoist: A manual or power-operated mechanical device to raise or lower a suspended scaffold.

Horse scaffold: A supported scaffold consisting of a platform supported by construction horses

(saw horses). Horse scaffolds constructed of metal are sometimes known as trestle scaffolds.

Independent pole scaffold: (see “double pole scaffold”).

Interior hung scaffold: A suspension scaffold consisting of a platform suspended from the

ceiling or roof structure by fixed length supports.

Ladder jack scaffold: A supported scaffold consisting of a platform resting on brackets

attached to ladders.

Ladder: A platform at the end of a flight of stairs.

Landing: A platform at the end of a flight of stairs.

Large area scaffold: A pole scaffold, tube and coupler scaffold, systems scaffold, or fabricated

frame scaffold erected over substantially the entire work area. For example: a scaffold erected

over the entire floor area of a room.

Lean-to scaffold: A supported scaffold, which is kept erect by tilting it toward and resting it

against a building or structure.

Lifeline: A component consisting of a flexible line that connects to an anchorage at one end to

hang vertically (vertical lifeline), or that connect to anchorages at both ends to stretch

horizontally (horizontal lifeline), and which serves as a means for connecting other components

of a personal fall arrest system to the anchorage.

Lower levels: Areas below the level where the employee is located and to which an employee

can fall. Such areas include, but are not limited to, ground levels, floors, roofs, ramps, runways,

excavations, pits, tanks, materials, water and equipment.

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Masons’ adjustable supported scaffold: (see “Self-contained adjustable scaffold”).

Masons’ multi-point adjustable suspension scaffold: A continuous run suspension scaffold

designed and used for masonry operations.

Maximum intended load: The total load of all persons, equipment, tools, materials, transmitted

loads, and other loads reasonably anticipated to be applied to a scaffold or scaffold component at

any one time.

Mobile scaffold: A powered or unpowered, portable, caster or wheel-mounted supported

scaffold.

Multi-level suspended scaffold: A two-point or multi-point adjustable suspension scaffold with

a series of platforms at various levels resting on common stirrups.

Multi-point adjustable suspension scaffold: A suspension scaffold consisting of a platform(s),

which is suspended by more than two ropes from overhead supports and equipped with, means to

raise and lower the platform to desired work levels. Such scaffolds include chimney hoists.

Needle beam scaffold: A platform suspended from needle beams.

Open side and ends: The edges of a platform that are more than 14 inches away horizontally

from a sturdy, continuous, vertical surface (such as a building wall) or a sturdy, continuous

horizontal surface (such as a floor), or a point of access. Exception: For plastering and lathing

operations, the horizontal threshold distance is 18 inches.

Outrigger: The structural member of a supported scaffold used to increase the base width of a

scaffold in order to provide support for and increased stability of the scaffold.

Outrigger beam (thrust out): The structural member of a suspension scaffold or outrigger

scaffold which provides support for the scaffold by extending the scaffold point of attachment to

a point out and away from the structure or building.

Outrigger scaffold: A supported scaffold consisting of a platform resting on outrigger beams

(thrust outs) projecting beyond the wall or face of the building or structure, the inboard ends of

which are secured inside the building or structure.

Overhand bricklaying: The process of laying bricks and masonry units such that the surface of

the wall to be jointed is on the opposite side of the wall from the mason, requiring the mason to

lean over the wall to complete the work. It includes mason tending and electrical installation

incorporated into the brick wall during the overhand bricklaying process.

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Personal fall arrest system: A system used to arrest an employee’s fall. It consists of an

anchorage, connectors, a body belt or body harness and may include a lanyard, deceleration

device, lifeline or combination of these.

Platform: A work surface elevated above lower levels. Platforms can be constructed using

individual wood planks, fabricated planks, fabricated decks and fabricated platforms.

Pole scaffold: (see definitions for “single-pole scaffold” and “double-pole scaffold”).

Power operated hoist: A hoist, which is powered by other than human energy.

Pump jack scaffold: A supported scaffold consisting of a platform supported by vertical poles

and movable support brackets.

Qualified: One who, by possession of a recognized degree, certificate, or professional standing,

or who by extensive knowledge, training and experience, has successfully demonstrated his/her

ability to solve or resolve problems related to the subject matter, the work, or the project.

Rated load: The manufacturer’s specified maximum load to be lifted by a hoist or to be applied

to a scaffold or scaffold component.

Repair bracket scaffold: A supported scaffold consisting of a platform supported by brackets

which are secured in place around the circumference or perimeter of a chimney, stack, tank or

other supporting structure by one or more wire ropes placed around the supporting structure.

Roof bracket scaffold: A rooftop supported scaffold consisting of a platform resting on

angular-shaped supports.

Runner (ledger or ribbon): The lengthwise horizontal spacing or bracing member, which may

support the bearers.

Scaffold: Any temporary elevated platform (supported or suspended) and its supporting

structure (including points of anchorage), used for supporting employees or materials or both.

Self-contained adjustable scaffold: A combination supported and suspension scaffold

consisting of an adjustable platform(s) mounted on an independent supporting frame(s) not a part

of the object being worked on, and which is equipped with a means to permit the raising and

lowering of the platform(s). Such systems include rolling roof rigs, rolling outrigger systems,

and some masons’ adjustable supported scaffolds.

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Shore scaffold: A supported scaffold, which is placed against a building or structure and held

in place with props.

Single-point adjustable suspension scaffold: A suspension scaffold consisting of a platform

suspended by one rope from an overhead support and equipped with means to permit the

movement of the platform to desired work levels.

Single-pole scaffold: A supported scaffold consisting of a platform(s) resting on bearers, the

outside ends of which are supported on runners secured to a single row of posts or uprights and

the inner ends of which are supported on or in a structure or building wall.

Stair tower (scaffold stairway/tower): A tower comprised of scaffold components and which

contains interval stairway units and rest platforms. These towers are used to provide access to

scaffold platforms and other elevated points such as floors and roofs.

Stall load: The load at which the prime mover of a power-operated hoist stalls or the power to

the prime mover is automatically disconnected.

Step, platform, and trestle ladder scaffold: A platform resting directly on the rungs of

stepladders or trestle ladders.

Stilts: A pair of poles or similar supports with raised footrests, used to permit walking above

the ground or working surface.

Stone setters’ multi-point adjustable suspension scaffold: A continuous run suspension

scaffold designed and used for stone setters’ operations.

Supported scaffold: One or more platforms supported by outrigger beams, brackets, poles, legs,

uprights, posts, frames or similar rigid support.

System scaffold: A scaffold consisting of posts with fixed connection points that accept

runners, bearers, and diagonals that can be interconnected at predetermined levels.

Top plate bracket scaffold: A scaffold supported by brackets that hook over or are attached to

the top of a wall. This type of scaffold is similar to carpenters’ bracket scaffolds and form

scaffolds and is used in residential construction for setting trusses.

Tube and coupler scaffold: A supported or suspended scaffold consisting of a platform(s)

supported by tubing, erected with coupling devices connecting uprights, braces, bearers and

runners.

Tubular welded frame scaffold: (see “fabricated frame scaffold”).

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Two-point suspension scaffold (swing stage): A suspension scaffold consisting of a platform

supported by hangers (stirrups) suspended by two ropes from overhead supports and equipped

with means to permit the raising and lowering of the platform to desired work levels.

Unstable objects: Items whose strength, configuration, or lack of stability may allow them to

become dislocated and shift and therefore may not properly support the loads imposed on them.

Unstable objects do not constitute a safe base support for scaffolds, platforms or employees.

Examples include, but are not limited to: barrels, boxes, loose brick and concrete blocks.

Vertical pickup: A rope used to support the horizontal rope in catenary scaffolds.

Walkway: A portion of a scaffold platform used only for access and not as a work level.

Window jack scaffold: A platform resting on a bracket or jack, which projects through a

window opening.

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GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

CAPACITY

1. Each scaffold and scaffold component will be capable of supporting its own weight and

at least 4 times the maximum intended load.

2. Direct connections to roofs and floors and counterweights used to balance adjustable

suspension scaffolds will be capable of resisting at least 4 times the tipping moment

imposed by the scaffold operating at the rated load of the hoist or 1 ½ times the tipping

moment imposed by the scaffold operating at the stall load of the hoist, whichever is

greater.

3. Each suspension rope (including connecting hardware) used on non-adjustable

suspension scaffolds will be capable of supporting at least 6 times the maximum intended

load.

4. Each suspension rope (including connecting hardware) used on adjustable suspension

scaffolds will be capable of supporting at least 6 times the maximum intended load with

the scaffold operating at either the rated load of the hoist or at least 2 times the stall load

of the hoist, whichever is greater.

5. The stall load of any scaffold hoist will not exceed 3 times its rated load.

6. Scaffolds will be designed by a qualified person and be built and loaded according to that

design.

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SCAFFOLD PLATFORM CONTRUCTION

1. Each platform on all working levels will be fully planked or decked between the front

uprights and the guardrail supports as follows:

a. Each platform unit will be installed so that the space between adjacent units and

the space between the platform and the uprights is no more than one inch.

b. If a wider space is necessary (for example, to fit around uprights when side

brackets are used to extend the width of the platform) the platform will be planked

or decked as fully as possible and the remaining open space will not exceed 9-1/2

inches.

2. Each scaffold platform and walkways will be at least 18 inches wide; except

a. Ladder jack scaffolds, top plate bracket scaffolds, roof bracket scaffold and pump

jack scaffolds will be at least 12 inches wide.

b. There is no minimum width requirement for boatswains' chairs.

c. When scaffolds are used in areas demonstrated to be so narrow that platforms and

walkways cannot be at least 18 inches wide, platforms and walkways will be as

wide as feasible and employees will be protected from fall hazards by the use of

guardrails and/or personal fall arrest systems.

3. The front edge of all platforms will not exceed 14 inches from the face of work, except

the following:

a. Outrigger scaffolds - maximum distance of 3 inches.

b. Plastering and lathing operations - maximum distance of 18 inches.

c. Guardrails are erected along the front edge or personal fall arrest systems are

used.

4. Each end of a platform unless cleated or restrained by hooks, will extend over the

centerline of its support at least 6 inches.

a. Each end of a platform with a length of 10 feet or less will not extend over its support

more than 12 inches unless the platform is designed and installed so that the

cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees and/or materials

without tipping;

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b. Each end of a platform with a length of greater than 10 feet will not extend over

its support more than 18 inches unless the platform is designed and installed so

that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees and/or

materials without tipping.

5. Where scaffold planks are abutted to create a long platform, each abutted end will rest on

a separate support surface.

6. Where platforms are overlapped to create a long platform, the overlap will occur only

over supports and will not be less than 12 inches unless the platforms are nailed together

to prevent movement.

7. At all points of a scaffold where the platform changes direction, such as turning a corner,

any platform that rests on a bearer at an angle other than a right angle will be laid first

and platforms which rest at right angles over the same bearer will be laid second (on top

of the first platform).

8. Wood platforms will not be covered with opaque finishes, except that platform edges

may be covered or marked for identification purposes. Platforms may be coated

periodically with wood preservatives, fire-retardant finishes and slip-resistant finishes.

The coating may not obscure the top of bottom wood surfaces.

9. Scaffold components manufactured by different manufacturers will not be intermixed

unless the components fit together without force and the scaffold's structural integrity is

maintained by the use. Scaffold components manufactured by different manufacturers

will not be modified in order to intermix them unless the competent person determines

the resulting scaffold is structurally sound.

10. Scaffold components made of dissimilar metals will not be used together unless the

competent person has determined that galvanic action will not reduce the strength of any

component.

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CRITERIA FOR SUPPORTED SCAFFOLDS

1. Supported scaffolds with a height to base width ratio of more than 4:1 (including

outrigger supports, if used) will be restrained from tipping by guying, tying, bracing or

the equivalent, as follows:

a. Guys, ties and braces will be installed at locations where horizontal members

support both inner and other legs.

b. Guys, ties and braces will be installed in accordance with manufacturer's

recommendations or at the closest horizontal member to the 4:1 height and

repeated vertically every 20 feet or less for scaffolds less than 3 feet wide and

every 26 feet for scaffolds greater than 3 feet wide.

c. The top guy, tie or brace will be placed no further than the 4:1 height from the

top;

d. Guys, ties and braces will be installed at each end of the scaffold and at horizontal

intervals not to exceed 30 feet (measured from one end, not both, towards the

other end).

e. Ties, guys, braces or outriggers will be used to prevent the tipping of supported

scaffold where an eccentric load, such as a cantilevered work platform, is applied

or is transmitted to the scaffold.

2. Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames and uprights will bear on base plates and

mudsills or other adequate firm foundations.

a. Footings will be level, sound, rigid and capable of supporting the loaded scaffold

without settling or displacement.

b. Unstable objects will not be used to support scaffolds or platforms, nor be used as

working platforms.

c. Front-end loaders and similar equipment will not be used to support scaffold

platform unless specifically designed by the manufacturer for such use.

d. Forklifts will not be used to support scaffold platforms unless the entire platform

is attached to the fork and the forklift is not moved horizontally while the

platform is occupied.

3. Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames and uprights will be plumb and braced to

prevent swaying and displacement.

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Steingass Mechanical Contracting, Inc.

Supported Scaffold Inspection Record

Project:____________________________Date:_________________________ Competent person performing inspection:____________________________

Yes/No Action/Comments

1. Is guardrailing in place on all open . . sides and ends above 10 feet? . .

2. Are working level platforms fully . . planked between guardrails? . .

3. Are all plank free of warpage, damage . . or other defects and meets OSHA . . requirements? . .

4. Has proper access been provided? . .

5. Has scaffold been tied to the structure. . at intervals not exceeding 30’ . . horizontally and 26’ vertically? . .

6. Is the first tie at a height of 12 feet for . . 3 feet wide frames or 20 feet for 5 . . feet wide frames? . .

7. Are free ends of scaffold tied in at 9 . . feet for 3 feet wide frames or 15 feet . . for 5 feet wide frames? . .

8. Have freestanding towers been guyed . or tied every 20 feet in height for 5 . . feet wide frames? . .

9. Unsafe conditions and/or equipment, is tagged out and the foreman has been notified. . .

(See Attached Tag)

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CRITERIA FOR SUSPENSION SCAFFOLDS

1. Suspension support devices such as outrigger beams, cornice hooks, parapet clamps, and

similar devices shall rest on surfaces capable of supporting at least 4 times the load

imposed by the scaffold operating at the rated load of the hoist (or at least 1 times the

load imposed on them by the scaffold at the stall capacity of the hoist, whichever is

greater).

2. Suspension scaffold outrigger beams will be made of structural metal or material of

equivalent strength and be restrained to prevent movement.

3. The inboard ends of suspension scaffold outrigger beams will be stabilized by bolts or

other direct connections to the floor or roof deck; or stabilized by counterweights.

Masons' multi-point adjustable suspension scaffold outrigger beams will not be stabilized

by counterweights.

a. Before the scaffold is used, direct the competent person will evaluate connections

and confirm that the supporting surfaces are capable of supporting the loads. In

addition, an engineer experienced in scaffold design shall design mason’s multi-

point adjustable suspension scaffold connections.

b. Counterweights shall be made of non-flowable material. Sand, gravel and similar

materials shall not be used as counterweights.

c. Only items specifically designed for use as counterweights will be used.

Construction materials such as, but not limited to, masonry units, rolls of roofing

felts will not be used as counterweights.

d. Counterweights will be secured by mechanical means to the outrigger beams to

prevent displacement.

e. Counterweights will not be removed from the outrigger beam until the scaffold is

disassembled.

f. Outrigger beams not stabilized by bolts or other direct connections to the floor or

roof deck will be secured by tiebacks.

g. Tiebacks will be equivalent in strength to the suspension ropes.

h. Outrigger beams will be placed perpendicular to the bearing support. Where it is

not possible to place an outrigger beam perpendicular due to obstructions that

cannot be moved, the outrigger beam may be placed at some other angle

providing opposing angle tiebacks are used.

i. Tiebacks will be secured to a structurally sound anchorage on the building or

structure. Sound anchorages include structural members, but do not include

standpipes, vents, other piping systems or electrical conduit.

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j. Tiebacks will be installed perpendicular to the face of the building or structure, or

opposing angle tiebacks will be installed. Single tiebacks installed at an angle are

prohibited.

4. Suspension scaffold outrigger beams will be:

a. Provided with stop bolts or shackles at both ends;

b. Securely fastened together with the flanges turned out when channel iron beams

are used in place of I-beams;

c. Installed with all bearing supports perpendicular to the beam centerline;

d. Set and maintained with the web in a vertical position; and

e. The shackle or clevis with which the rope is attached to the outrigger beam will

be placed directly over the centerline of the stirrup.

5. Suspension scaffold support devices such as cornice hooks, roof hooks, roof irons,

parapet clamps or other similar devices will be:

a. Made of steel, wrought iron or materials of equivalent strength;

b. Supported by bearing blocks; and

c. Secured against movement with tiebacks installed at right angles to the face of the

building or structure, or opposing angle tiebacks will be installed and secured to a

structurally sound anchorage point on the building or structure.

d. Tiebacks will be equivalent in strength to the hoisting rope.

6. Winding drum hoists will contain not less than four wraps of the suspension rope at the

lowest point of scaffold travel. When other types of hoists are used, the suspension ropes

will be long enough to allow the scaffold to be lowered to the level below without the

rope end passing through the hoist or configured with means to prevent the end from

passing through the hoist.

7. The use of repaired wire rope as suspension rope is prohibited.

8. Wire suspension ropes will not be joined together except through the use of eye splice

thimbles connected with shackles or cover plates and bolts.

9. The load end of wire suspension ropes shall be equipped with proper size thimbles and

secured by eye splicing or the equivalent.

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10. Ropes will be inspected for defects by a competent person prior to each work shift and

after each occurrence, which could affect a rope's integrity. Ropes will be replaced when:

a. Any physical damage, which impairs the strength and function of the rope;

b. Kinks that may impair the tracking or wrapping of rope around the drums or

sheaves;

c. Six randomly distributed broken wires in one rope lay or three broken wires in

one strand in one rope lay;

d. Abrasion, corrosion, scrubbing, flattening or peening causing a loss of more than

1/3 of the original diameter of the outside wires;

e. Heat damage caused by a torch or damage caused by contact with electrical wires;

f. Evidence that the secondary brake has been activated during an overspeed

condition and has engaged the suspension rope.

11. Swaged attachments or spliced eyes on wire suspension ropes will not be used unless

they are made by the wire rope manufacturer or a qualified person.

12. When wire rope clips are used:

a. Minimum of 3 wire rope clips installed with the clips a minimum of 6 rope

diameters apart;

b. Clips will be installed according to manufacturer's recommendations;

c. Clips will be retightened to the manufacturer's recommendations after the initial

loading;

d. Clips will be inspected and retightened to the manufacturer's recommendations at

the start of each work shift thereafter;

e. U-bolt clips will be not be used at the point of suspension for any scaffold hoist;

f. When U-bolt clips are used, the U-bolt will be placed over the dead end of the

rope and the saddle will be placed over the live end of the rope.

13. Suspension scaffold power-operated hoists and manual hoists will be tested by a qualified

testing laboratory.

14. Gasoline-powered equipment and hoists will be not used on suspension scaffolds.

15. Gears and brakes of power-operated hoists used on suspension scaffolds will be enclosed.

16. Suspension scaffold power-operated hoists and manually operated hoists will have a

braking device or locking pawl which engages automatically when a hoist makes either

an instantaneous change in momentum or an accelerated overspeed in addition to the

normal operating brake.

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17. Manually operated hoists will require a positive crank force to descend.

18. Two-point and multi-point suspension scaffolds will be tied or otherwise secured to

prevent them from swaying as determined by an evaluation of a competent person.

Window cleaner's anchors will be not be used.

19. Devices whose sole function is to provide emergency escape and rescue will not be used

as working platforms.

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ACCESS 1. When scaffold platforms are more than 2 feet above or below a point of access, portable

ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers, stairway-type ladders, ramps,

walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access or direct access from another scaffold,

structure or personnel hoist will be used. Cross braces will not be used as a means of

access.

2. Portable, hook-on and attachable ladders will:

a. Be positioned so as not to tip the scaffold;

b. Hook-on and attachable ladders will be positioned so that their bottom rung is not

more than 24 inches above the scaffolding supporting level;

c. Hook-on and attachable ladders used on a supported scaffold more than 35 feet

high, they shall have rest platforms at 35-foot maximum vertical intervals;

d. Hook-on and attachable ladders will be specifically designed for use with the type

of scaffold used;

e. Hook-on and attachable ladders will have a minimum rung length of 11 inches;

and

f. Hook-on and attachable ladders will have rungs uniformly spaced with a

maximum spacing between rungs of 16 inches.

3. Stairway-type ladders will:

a. Positioned so that the bottom step is not more than 24 inches above the scaffold

supporting level;

b. Provided with rest platforms at 12-foot maximum vertical intervals;

c. Minimum step width of 16 inches. Mobile scaffold stairway-type ladders will

have a minimum step width of 11 inches; and

d. Steps and landings will have slip-resistant treads.

4. Stairtowers (scaffold stairway/towers) will be positioned so that the bottom step is not

more than 24 inches above the scaffold supporting level.

a. A stairrail consisting of a toprail and midrail will be provided on each side of each

scaffold stairway.

b. The toprail will be capable of serving as a handrail, unless a separate handrail is

provided.

c. Handrails (and toprails used as handrails) will provide an adequate handhold for

employees grasping them to avoid falling.

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d. Stairrail systems and handrails will be surfaced to prevent injury from punctures

or laceration and to prevent snagging of clothing.

e. The ends of stairrail systems and handrails will be constructed so that they do not

constitute a projection hazard.

f. Handrails (and toprails used as handrails) will be at least 3 inches from other

objects.

g. Stairrails will be not less than 28 inches nor more than 37 inches from the upper

surface of the stairrail to the surface of the tread, in line with the face of the riser

at the forward edge of the tread.

h. A landing platform at least 18 inches wide by at least 18 inches long will be

provided at each level.

i. Each scaffold stairway will be at least 18 inches wide between stairrails.

j. Treads and landing will have slip-resistant surfaces.

k. Stairways will be installed between 40 degrees and 60 degrees from the

horizontal.

l. Guardrails will be provided on the open sides and ends of each landing.

m. Riser height will be uniform, within inch, for each flight of stairs. The top and

bottom steps of the entire system are allowed greater variations.

n. Tread depth will be uniform, within inch, for each flight of stairs.

5. Ramps and walkways:

a. Six feet or more above lower levels will have guardrails;

b. Will not be inclined more than a slope of one (1) vertical to three (3) horizontal

(20 degrees above the horizontal).

c. With a slope steeper than one vertical to eight horizontal will have cleats not more

than fourteen inches apart securely fastened to the planks to provide footing.

6. Integral prefabricated scaffold access frames will:

a. Be designed and constructed for use as ladder rungs;

b. Have a rung length of at least 8 inches;

c. Not be used as work platforms when rungs are less than 11 inches in length

unless each employee uses fall protection or a positioning device;

d. Be uniformly spaced within each frame section;

e. Be provided with rest platforms at 35 feet maximum vertical intervals on all

supported scaffolds more than 35 feet high; and

f. Have a maximum spacing between rungs of 16 inches. Non-uniform rung

spacing caused by joining end frames together is permitted, providing the spacing

does not exceed 16 inches.

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7. Steps and rungs of ladder and stairway type access will line up vertically with each other

between rest platforms.

8. Direct access to or from another surface will be used only when the scaffold is not more

than 14 inches horizontally and not more than 24 inches vertically from the other surface.

9. Access for employees erecting or dismantling supported scaffolds will in accordance with

the following:

a. Steingass Mechanical Contracting, Inc. will provide a safe means of access for

each employee erecting and dismantling a scaffold where it is feasible and does

not create a greater hazard. A competent person will determine whether it is

feasible or poses a greater hazard based on site conditions and the type of scaffold

being erected or dismantled.

b. Hook-on or attachable ladders will be installed as soon as scaffold erection has

progressed to a point that permits safe installation and use.

c. When erecting or dismantling tubular welded frame scaffolds, end frames, with

horizontal members that are parallel, level and are not more than 22 inches apart

vertically may be used as climbing devices for access providing they are erected

in a manner that creates a usable ladder and provides good hand hold and foot

space.

d. Cross braces on tubular welded frame scaffold will not be used as a means of

access or egress.

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FALLING OBJECT PROTECTION

1. Each employee on a scaffold will be provided with additional protection from falling

hand tools, debris and other small objects through the installation of toeboards, screens or

guardrail systems or through the erection of debris nets, catch platforms or canopy

structures that either contain or deflect the falling objects. Employees are required to

wear hardhats.

a. When the falling objects are too large, heavy or massive to be contained or

deflected by the above listed measures, such potential falling objects will be

placed away from the edge and materials secured to prevent their falling.

2. When the danger of tools, materials or equipment falling from a scaffold and striking

employees below the following provisions will be met:

a. The area below the scaffold will be barricaded and employees will not be

permitted to enter the hazard area; or

b. A toeboard will be erected along the edge of platforms more than 10 feet above

lower levels for a distance sufficient to protect employees below. On float

scaffolds, an edging of x 1 inch wood or the equivalent may be used instead of

toeboards;

c. Where tools, materials or equipment are piled higher than the top edge of the

toeboard, panels or screens extending from the toeboard or platform to the top of

the guardrail will be erected for a distance sufficient to protect employees below;

or

d. A guardrail system will be installed with openings small enough to prevent

objects from falling; or

e. A canopy structure, debris net or catch platform strong enough to withstand the

impact of potential falling objects will be erected over the employees below.

3. Canopies, when used for falling object protection will comply with the following:

a. Canopies will be installed between the falling object hazard and employees.

b. When canopies are used on suspension scaffolds for falling object protection, the

scaffold will be equipped with additional independent support lines equal in

number to the number of points supported and equivalent in strength to the

strength of the suspension ropes.

c. Independent support lines and suspension ropes will not be attached to the same

points of anchorage.

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4. Toeboards, when used, will be:

a. Capable of withstanding, without failure, a force of at least 50 pounds applied in

any downward or horizontal direction at any point along the toeboard; and

b. At least 3 inches high from the top edge of the toeboard to the level of the

walking/working surface.

c. Toeboards will be securely fastened in place at the outermost edge of the platform

with not more than 1/4 inch clearance above the walking/working surface.

d. Toeboards will be solid or with openings not over 1 inch in its greatest dimension.

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USE

1. Scaffolds and scaffold components will not be loaded in excess of their maximum

intended load or rated capacity, whichever is less.

2. The use of shore or lean-to scaffolds is prohibited.

3. Scaffolds and scaffold components will be inspected for visible defects by a competent

person before each work shift, periodically, and after any occurrence, which could affect

the scaffold's structural integrity. Unsafe equipment or conditions will be tagged out by

competent persons and must be complied with. (Examples of tagging out systems are

attached.)

4. Any part of a scaffold damaged or weakened will be immediately repaired or replaced,

braced or removed from service until repaired.

5. Scaffolds will not be moved horizontally while employees are on them unless designed

by a registered profession engineer specifically for such movement or for mobile

scaffolds.

6. Scaffolds will not be erected, used, dismantled, altered or moved so that they or any

conductive material handled on them might come closer to exposed and energized power

lines than as follows:

a. Insulated lines:

i. Less than 300 volts, minimum distance between lines and any part of

scaffold or materials will be 3 feet;

ii. 300 volts to 50 kv, minimum distance between lines and any part of

scaffold or materials will be 10 feet;

iii. More than 50 kv, minimum distance between lines and any part of

scaffold or materials will be 10 feet plus .4 inches for each 1 kv over 50

kv.

b. Uninsulated lines:

i. Less than 50 kv, minimum distance between lines and any part of scaffold

or materials will be 10 feet;

ii. More than 50 kv, minimum distance between lines and any part of

scaffold or materials will be 10 feet plus .4 inches for each 1 kv over 50

kv.

c. Exception: Scaffolds and materials may be closer to power lines than specified

above where such clearance is necessary for performance of work only after the

lines have been de-energized, relocated or installed with protective coverings to

prevent accidental contact with the lines.

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7. Scaffolds will be erected, moved, dismantled or altered only under the supervision and

direction of the competent person. Only experienced and trained employees selected by

the competent person will perform such activities.

8. Employees are prohibited from working on scaffolds covered with snow, ice or other

slippery material except as necessary for removal.

9. Where swinging loads are being hoisted onto or near scaffolds where the load may

contact the scaffold, tag lines will be utilized to control the load.

10. Suspension ropes supporting adjustable suspension scaffolds will be of a diameter large

enough to provide sufficient surface area for the functioning of brake and hoist

mechanisms.

11. Suspension ropes will be shielded from heat-producing processes. When acids or other

corrosive substances are used on scaffolds, the ropes will be shielded, treated or be of a

material that will not be damaged by the substance being used.

12. Work on or from scaffolds is prohibited during storms or high winds unless a competent

person has determined that it is safe for employees and those employees are protected by

a personal fall arrest system or wind screen. Windscreens will not be used unless the

scaffold is secured against the anticipated wind forces imposed.

13. Debris will not be allowed to accumulate on platforms.

14. Boxes, barrels and other makeshift devices will not be used on top of scaffold platforms

to increase the working level height of employees.

15. Ladders will not be used on scaffolds to increase the working level height of employees,

except on large area scaffolds where the following criteria has been met:

a. When the ladder is placed against a structure, which is not a part of the scaffold,

the scaffold will be secured against the sideways thrust exerted by the ladder;

b. The platform units will be secured to the scaffold to prevent their movement;

c. The ladder legs will be on the same platform to stabilize the ladder against

unequal platform deflection, and

d. The ladder legs will be secured to prevent them from slipping or being pushed off

the platform.

16. Platforms shall not deflect more than 1/60 of the span when loaded.

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17. To reduce the possibility of welding current arcing through the suspension wire rope

when performing welding from suspended scaffolds, the following precautions will be

taken, as applicable:

a. An insulated thimble will be used to attach each suspension wire rope to its

hanging support. Excess suspension wire rope and any additional independent

lines from grounding will be insulated;

b. The suspension wire rope will be covered with insulating material extending at

least 4 feet above the hoist. If there is a tail line below the hoist, it will be

insulated to prevent contact with the platform. The portion of the tail line that

hangs free below the scaffold will be guided or retained, or both, so that it does

not become grounded;

c. Each hoist will be covered with insulated protective covers;

d. A grounding conductor will be connected from the scaffold to the structure in

addition to a work lead attachment. The size of this conductor will be at least the

size of the welding process work lead and this conductor will not be in series with

the welding process or the work piece;

e. If the scaffold grounding lead is disconnected at any time, the welding machine

will be shut off; and

f. An active welding rod or uninsulated welding lead will not be allowed to contact

the scaffold or its suspension system.

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FALL PROTECTION

1. Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level will be protected

from falling to that lower level.

a. Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle

beam scaffold or ladder jack scaffold will be protected by a personal fall arrest

system;

b. Each employee on a single-point or two-point adjustable suspension scaffold will

be protected by both a personal fall arrest system and guardrail system;

c. Each employee on a crawling board will be protected by a personal fall arrest

system, a guardrail system or by a inch diameter grabline or equivalent handhold

securely fastened beside each crawling board;

d. Each employee on a self-contained adjustable scaffold will be protected by a

guardrail system when the platform is supported by the frame structure and by

both a personal fall arrest system and a guardrail system when ropes suspend the

platform;

e. Each employee on a walkway located within a scaffold will be protected by a

guardrail system installed within 9 inches of and along at least one side of the

walkway.

f. Each employee performing overhand bricklaying operations from a supported

scaffold will be protected from falling from all open sides and ends of the scaffold

(except at the side next to the wall being laid) by the use of a personal fall arrest

system or guardrail system.

g. For all other scaffolds, each employee will be protected by the use of personal fall

arrest system or guardrail systems.

2. Steingass Mechanical Contracting, Inc. will determine the feasibility and safety of

providing fall protection for employees erecting and dismantling supported scaffolds.

Fall protection will be provided for employees erecting and dismantling supported

scaffolds where installation and use of fall protection is feasible and does not create a

greater hazard.

3. Personal fall arrest system used on scaffolds will be attached by lanyard to a vertical

lifeline, horizontal lifeline or scaffold structural member. Vertical lifelines will not be

used when overhead components such as overhead protection or additional platform

levels are part of a single-point or two-point adjustable suspension scaffold.

a. Vertical lifelines will be fastened to a fixed safe point of anchorage, independent

of the scaffold and protected from sharp edges and abrasion. Safe points of

anchorage include structural member of buildings, but do not include standpipes,

vents, other piping systems, electrical conduit outrigger beams or counterweights.

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b. Horizontal lifelines will be secured to two or more structural members of the

scaffold or looped around both suspension and independent suspension lines

above the hoist and brake attached to the end of the scaffold. Horizontal lifelines

will not be attached only to the suspension ropes.

c. When lanyards are connected to horizontal lifelines or structural members on

single-point or two-point adjustable suspension scaffold, the scaffold will be

equipped with additional independent support lines and automatic locking devices

capable of stopping the fall of the scaffold in the event one or both suspension

ropes fail. The independent support lines will be equal in number and strength to

the suspension ropes.

d. Vertical lifelines, independent support lines and suspension ropes will not be

attached to each other nor attached to or use the same anchorage point on the

scaffold or personal fall arrest systems.

4. Guardrail systems installed will comply with the following:

a. Guardrail systems will be installed along all open sides and ends of platforms.

Guardrail systems will be installed before employees other than

erection/dismantling crews release the scaffold for use.

b. The top edge height of toprails or equivalent member on supported scaffold will

be installed between 38 inches and 45 inches.

c. Midrails, screens, mesh; intermediate vertical members, and solid panels will be

installed between the top edge of the guardrail system and the scaffold platform.

d. When midrails are used, they will be installed at a height approximately midway

between the top edge of the guardrail system and the platform surface.

e. When screens and mesh are used, they will extend from the top edge of the

guardrail system to the scaffold platform and along the entire opening between the

supports.

f. When intermediate members, i.e. balusters, additional rails, are used, they will not

be more than 19 inches apart.

g. Each toprail (or equivalent member) of a guardrail system will be capable of

withstanding, without failure, a force applied in any downward or horizontal

direction at any point along its top edge at least 100 pounds for guardrail systems

installed on single-point adjustable suspension scaffolds or two-point adjustable

suspension scaffolds and at least 200 pounds for guardrail systems installed on all

other scaffolds.

h. When loads are applied to toprails in a downward direction, the top edge will not

drop below 36 inches (before January 1, 2000) or 38 inches

(after January 1, 2000).

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i. Midrails, screens, mesh, intermediate vertical members, solid panels and

equivalent structural members of a guardrail system will be capable of

withstanding, without failure, a force applied in any downward or horizontal

direction at any point along the midrail or other member of at least 75 pounds for

guardrail systems with a minimum 100 pound toprail capacity and at least 150

pounds for guardrail systems with a minimum 200 pound toprail capacity.

j. Suspension scaffold hoists and non-walk-through stirrups may be used as end

guardrails if the space between the hoist or stirrup and the side guardrail or

structure does not allow passage of an employee to the end of the scaffold.

k. Guardrails will be surfaced to prevent injury to an employee from punctures or

lacerations and to prevent snagging of clothing.

l. The ends of all rails will not overhand the terminal posts except when the

overhang does not constitute a project hazard to employees.

m. Steel or plastic banding will not be used as a toprail or midrail.

n. Manila or plastic or other synthetic rope being used for toprails or midrails will be

inspected by the competent person as frequently as necessary to ensure that it

continues to meet the strength requirements.

o. Cross bracing is acceptable in place of a midrail when the crossing point of two

braces is between 20 inches and 30 inches above the work platform.

Cross bracing is acceptable in place of a toprail when the crossing point of

two braces is between 38 inches and 48 inches above the work platform.

The end points at each upright shall be no more than 48 inches apart.

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CRITERIA FOR SPECIFIC TYPES OF SCAFFOLD

1. Pole Scaffolds.

a. When platforms are being moved to the next level, the existing platform will be

left undisturbed until the new bearers have been set in place and braced before

placing the new platforms.

b. Cross bracing will be installed between the inner and outer sets of poles on

double-pole scaffolds.

c. Diagonal bracing in both directions will be installed across the entire inside face

of double-pole scaffolds used to support loads equivalent to a uniformly

distributed load of 50 pounds or more per square foot.

d. Diagonal bracing in both directions will be installed across the entire outside face

of all double- and single-pole scaffolds.

e. Runners and bearers will be installed on the edge.

f. Bearers will extend a minimum of 3 inches over the outside edges of runners.

g. Runners will extend over a minimum of two poles and will be supported by

bearing blocks securely attached to the poles.

h. Braces, bearers and runners will not be spliced between poles.

i. Where wooden poles are spliced, ends will be squared and the upper section will

rest squarely on the lower section. Wood splice plates will be provided on at least

two adjacent sides and will extend at least 2 feet on either side of the splice,

overlap the abutted ends equally and have at least the same cross-sectional areas

as the pole. Splice plates of other materials of equivalent strength may be used.

j. Pole scaffolds over 60 feet in height will be designed by a registered professional

engineer and will be constructed and loaded in accordance with that design.

2. Tube and coupler scaffolds.

a. When platforms are being moved to the next level, the existing platform will be

left undisturbed until the new bearers have been set in place and braced prior to

placing the new platforms.

b. Transverse bracing forming an "X" across the width of the scaffold will be

installed at the scaffold ends and at least at every third set of posts horizontally

(measured from only one end) and every fourth runner vertically. Bracing will

extend diagonally from the inner or outer posts or runners upward to the next

outer or inner posts or runners. Building ties will be installed at the bearer levels

between the transverse bracing.

c. On straight run scaffolds, longitudinal bracing across the inner and outer rows of

posts will be installed diagonally in both directions and will extend from the base

of the end posts upward to the top of the scaffold at approximately a 45-degree

angle.

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i. On scaffolds whose length is greater than their height, the bracing will be

repeated beginning at least at every fifth post.

ii. On scaffolds who length is less than their height, the bracing will be

installed from the base of the end posts upward to the opposite end posts

and then in alternating directions until reaching the top of the scaffold.

iii. Bracing will be installed as close as possible to the intersection of the

bearer and post or runner and post.

d. Where conditions do not allow attachment of bracing to posts, bracing will be

attached to the runners as close to the post as possible.

e. Bearers will be installed transversely between posts and when coupled to the

posts, will have the inboard coupler bear directly on the runner coupler. When the

bearers are coupled to the runners, the couplers will be as close to the posts as

possible.

f. Bearers will extend beyond the posts and runners and will provide full contact

with the coupler.

g. Runners will be installed along the length of the scaffold, located on both the

inside and outside posts at level heights. When tube and coupler guardrails and

midrails are used on outside posts, they may be used instead of outside runners.

h. Runners will be interlocked on straight runs to form continuous lengths and will

be coupled to each post. The bottom runners and bearers will be located as close

to the base as possible.

i. Couplers will be of a structural metal, i.e. drop-forged steel, malleable iron or

structural grade aluminum. The use of gray cast iron is prohibited.

j. Tube and coupler scaffolds over 125 feet in height will be designed by a

registered professional engineer and be constructed and loaded in accordance with

the design.

3. Fabricated frame scaffolds (tubular welded frame scaffolds).

a. When moving platforms to the next level, the existing platform will be left

undisturbed until the new end frames have been set in place and braced prior to

placing the new platforms.

b. Frames and panels will be braced by cross, horizontal, or diagonal braces or a

combination, which secure vertical members together laterally. The cross braces

will be of a length to automatically square and align vertical members so the

erected scaffold is always plumb, level and square. All brace connections will be

secured.

c. Frames and panels will be joined together vertically by coupling or stacking pins.

d. Where uplift can occur, the end frames or panels will be locked together vertically

by pins.

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e. Brackets used to support cantilevered loads will:

i. Be seated with side-brackets parallel to the frames and end-brackets at 90

degrees to the frames;

ii. Not be bent or twisted from these positions; and

iii. Be used only to support personnel, unless the scaffold has been designed

for other loads by a qualified engineer and built to withstand the tipping

forces caused by those other loads being placed on the bracket-supported

section.

f. Scaffolds over 125 feet in height above their base plates will be designed by a

registered professional engineer and will be constructed and loaded in accordance

with the design.

4. Plasterers', decorators' and large area scaffolds.

Scaffolds will be constructed as outlined in the section “Criteria for Specific Types of

Scaffolds”, “Pole scaffolds”, “Tube and coupler scaffolds” and “ Fabricated frame

scaffolds.”

5. Bricklayers' square scaffolds.

a. Scaffolds made of wood will be reinforced with gussets on both sides of each

corner.

b. Diagonal braces will be installed on all sides of each square.

c. Diagonal braces will be installed between squares on the rear and front sides of

the scaffold and will extend from the bottom of each square to the top of the next

square.

d. Scaffolds will not exceed three tiers in height and will be so constructed and

arranged that one square rest directly above the other. The upper tiers will stand

on a continuous row of planks laid across the next lower tier and will be nailed

down or otherwise secured to prevent displacement.

6. Horse scaffolds.

a. Scaffolds will not be constructed or arranged more than two tiers or 10 feet in

height, whichever is less.

b. When horses are arranged in tiers, each horse will be placed directly over the

horse in the tier below.

c. When horses are arranged in tiers, the legs of each horse will be nailed down or

otherwise secured to prevent displacement.

c. When horses are arranged in tiers, each tier will be crossbraced.

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7. Form scaffolds and carpenters' bracket scaffolds.

a.. Each bracket, except those for wooden bracket-form scaffolds, will be attached to

the supporting formwork or structure by means of one or more of the following:

i. nails;

ii. a metal stud attachment device;

iii. welding;

iv. hooking over a secured structural supporting member, with the form wales

either bolted to the form or secured by snap ties or tie bolts extending

through the form and securely anchored;

v. for carpenters' bracket scaffolds only, by a bolt extending through to the

opposite side of the structure's wall.

b. Wooden bracket-form scaffolds will be an integral part of the form panel.

c. Folding type metal brackets, when extended for use, will be either bolted or

secured with a locking-type pin.

8. Roof bracket scaffolds.

a. Scaffold brackets will be constructed to fit the pitch of the roof and will provide a

level support for the platform.

b. Brackets will be anchored in place by nails unless it is impractical use nails.

When nails are not used, brackets will be secured in place with first-grade manila

rope of at least 3/4-inch diameter or its equivalent.

9. Outrigger scaffolds.

a. The inboard end of the outrigger beams, measured from the fulcrum point to the

extreme point of anchorage, will not be less than 1½ times the outboard end in

length.

b. Outrigger beams fabricated in the shape of an I-beam or channel will be placed so

that the web section is vertical.

c. The fulcrum point of outrigger beams will rest on secure bearings at least 6 inches

in each horizontal dimension.

d. Outrigger beams will be secured in place against movement and will be securely

braced at the fulcrum point against tipping.

e. The inboard ends of outrigger beams will be securely anchored either by means of

braced struts bearing against sills in contact with the overhead beams or ceiling or

with tension members secured to the floor joists underfoot or by both.

f. The entire supporting structure will be securely braced to prevent any horizontal

movement.

g. To prevent their displacement, platform units will be nailed, bolted or otherwise

secured to outriggers.

h. Scaffolds and scaffold components will be designed by a registered professional

engineer and will be constructed and loaded in accordance with the design.

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10. Pump jack scaffolds.

a. Pump jack brackets, braces and accessories will be fabricated from metal plates

and angles. Each pump jack bracket will have two positive gripping mechanisms

to prevent any failure or slippage.

b. Poles will be secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at

the bottom, top and other points as necessary. When the pump jack has to pass

bracing already installed, an additional brace will be installed approximately 4

feet above the brace to be passed and will be lift in place until the pump jack has

been moved and the original brace installed.

c. When guardrails are used for fall protection, a workbench may be used as the

toprail.

d. Work benches will not be used a scaffold platforms.

e. When wood poles are made of wood, the pole lumber will be straight-grained,

free of shakes, large loose or dead knots and other defects, which might impair

strength.

f. When poles are constructed of two continuous lengths, they will be joined

together with the seam parallel to the bracket.

g. When two by fours are spliced to make a pole, mending plates will be installed at

all splices to develop the full strength of the member.

11. Ladder jack scaffolds.

a. Platforms will not exceed a height of 20 feet.

b. Job-made ladders will not be used to support ladder jack scaffolds.

c. The ladder jack will be so designed and constructed that it will bear on the side

rails and ladder rungs or on the ladder rungs alone. If bearing on rungs only, the

bearing area will include a length of at least 10 inches on each rung.

d. Ladders used to support ladder jacks will be placed, fastened or equipped with

devices to prevent slipping.

e. Scaffold platforms will not be bridged one to another.

12. Window jack scaffolds.

a. Scaffolds will be securely attached to the window opening.

b. Scaffolds will be used only for the purpose of working at the window opening

through which the jack is placed.

c. Window jacks will not be used to support planks placed between one window

jack and another or for other elements of scaffolding.

13. Crawling boards (chicken ladders).

a. Crawling boards will extend from the roof peak to the eaves when used in

connection with roof construction, repair or maintenance.

b. Crawling boards will be secured to the roof by ridge hooks or the equivalent.

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14. Step, platform, and trestle ladder scaffolds.

a. Scaffold platforms will not be placed any higher than the second highest rung or

step of the ladder supporting the platform.

b. Job-made ladders will not be used to support step, platform and trestle ladder

scaffolds.

c. Ladders used to support step, platform and trestle ladder scaffolds will be placed,

fastened or equipped with devices to prevent slipping.

d. Scaffolds will not be bridged one to another.

15. Single-point adjustable suspension scaffolds.

a. When two single-point adjustable suspension scaffolds are combined to form a

two-point adjustable suspension scaffold, the resulting two-point scaffold will

comply with the requirements as outlined in the “Criteria for Specific Types of

Scaffolds - Two-Point Adjustable Suspension Scaffold”

b. The supporting rope between the scaffold and the suspension device will be kept

vertical unless the following conditions are met:

i. The rigging has been designed by a qualified person, and

ii. The scaffold is accessible to rescuers, and

iii. The supporting rope is protected to ensure that it will not chafe at any

point where a change in direction occurs, and

iv. The scaffold is positioned so that swinging cannot bring the scaffold into

contact with another surface.

c. Boatswains' chair tackle will consist of correct size ball bearings or bushed blocks

containing safety hooks and properly "eye-spliced" minimum 5/8-inch diameter

first-grade manila rope or its equivalent.

d. Boatswains' chair seat slings will be reeved through four corner holes in the seat;

will cross each other on the underside of the seat; and will be rigged to prevent

slippage, which could cause an out-of-level condition.

e. Boatswains' chair seat slings will be a minimum of 5/8-inch diameter fiber,

synthetic or other rope with the equivalent strength, slip resistance, durability of

first-grade manila rope.

f. When a heat-producing process, i.e. gas or arc welding, is being conducted,

boatswains' chair seat slings will be a minimum of 3/8-inch wire rope.

g. Non-cross-laminated wood boatswains' chairs will be reinforced on their

underside by cleats securely fastened to prevent the board from splitting.

16. Two-point adjustable suspension scaffolds (swing stages).

a. Platforms will not be more than 36 inches wide unless designed by a qualified

person to prevent unstable conditions.

b. The platform will be securely fastened to hangers (stirrups) by U-bolts or their

equivalent.

c. The blocks for fiber or synthetic ropes will consist of at least one double and one

single block. The sheaves of all blocks will fit the size of rope used.

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d. Platforms will be of the ladder-type, plank-type, beam-type, or light-metal type.

Light metal-type platforms having a rated capacity of 750 pounds or less and

platforms 40 feet or less in length will be tested and listed by a nationally

recognized testing laboratory.

e. Two-point scaffolds will not be bridged or otherwise connected one to another

during raising and lowering operations unless the bridge connections are attached

and the hoists properly sized.

f. Passage may be made from one platform to another only when the platforms are

at the same height, are abutting and equipped with walk-through stirrups designed

for this purpose.

17. Multi-point adjustable suspension scaffolds, stonesetters' multi-point adjustable

suspension scaffolds and masons' multi-point adjustable suspension scaffolds.

a. When two or more scaffolds are used they will not be bridge one to another unless

they are designed to be bridged, the bridge connections are attached and the hoists

are properly sized.

b. If bridges are not used, passage may be made from one platform to another only

when the platforms are at the same height and abutting.

c. Scaffolds will be suspended from metal outriggers, brackets, wire rope slings,

hooks or their equivalent.

18. Catenary scaffolds.

a. No more than one platform will be placed between consecutive vertical pickups,

and no more than two platforms will be used on a catenary scaffold.

b. Platforms supported by wire ropes will have hook-shaped stops on each end of the

platforms to prevent them from slipping off the wire ropes. These hooks will be

placed so they will prevent the platform from falling if one of the horizontal wire

ropes breaks.

c. Wire ropes will not be tightened to the extent that the application of the scaffold

load will overstress them.

d. Wire ropes will be continuous and without splices between anchors.

19. Float (ship) scaffolds.

a. The platform will be supported by a minimum of two bearers, each of which will

project a minimum of 6 inches beyond the platform on both sides. Each bearer

will be securely fastened to the platform.

b. Rope connections will be such that the platform cannot shift or slip.

c. When only two ropes are used with each float:

i. They will be arranged to provide four ends, which are securely fastened to

overhead supports.

ii. Each supporting rope will be hitched around one end of the bearer and

pass under the platform to the other end of the bearer where it is hitched

again, leaving sufficient rope at each end for the supporting ties.

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20. Interior hung scaffolds.

a. Scaffolds will be suspended only from the roof structure or other structural

member such as ceiling beams.

b. Overhead supporting members (roof structure, ceiling beams or other structural

members) will be inspected and checked for strength before the scaffold is

erected.

c. Suspension ropes and cables will be connected to the overhead supporting

members by shackles, clips, thimbles or their equivalent.

21. Needle beam scaffolds.

a. Scaffold support beams will be installed on edge.

b. Ropes or hangers will be used for supports, except that one end of a needle beam

a permanent structural member may support scaffold.

c. The ropes will be securely attached to the needle beams.

d. The support connection will be arranged to prevent the needle beam from rolling

or becoming displaced.

e. Platform units will be securely attached to the needle beams by bolts or the

equivalent. Cleats and overhang are not considered to be adequate means of

attachment.

22. Multi-level suspended scaffolds.

a. Scaffolds will be equipped with additional independent support lines, equal in

number to the number of points supported and of equivalent strength to the

suspension ropes and rigged to support the scaffold in the event the suspension

rope(s) fail.

b. Independent support lines and suspension ropes will not be attached to the same

points of anchorage.

c. Supports for platforms will be attached directly to the support stirrup and not to

any other platform.

23. Mobile scaffolds.

a. Scaffolds will be braced by cross, horizontal or diagonal braces or combinations

to prevent racking or collapse of the scaffold and to secure vertical members

together laterally to automatically square and align the vertical members.

Scaffolds will be plumb, level and squared. All brace connections will be

secured.

i. Scaffolds constructed of tube and coupler components will comply with

the requirements as outlined in “Criteria for Specific Types of Scaffolds -

Tube and Coupler Scaffolds”

ii. Scaffolds constructed of fabricated frame components will comply with

the requirements as outlined in “Criteria for Specific Types of Scaffolds -

Fabricated Frame Scaffolds”

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b. Scaffold casters and wheels will be locked with positive wheel and/or wheel and

swivel locks to prevent movement of the scaffold while the scaffold is used in a

stationary manner.

c. Manual force used to move the scaffold will be applied as close to the base but

not more than 5 feet above the supporting surface.

d. Power systems used to propel mobile scaffolds will be designed for such use.

Forklift, trucks, similar motor vehicles or add-on motors will be not be used to

propel scaffolds.

e. Scaffolds will be stabilized to prevent tipping during movement.

f. Employees will not be allowed to ride on scaffolds unless the following

conditions exist:

i. The surface on which the scaffold is being moved is within 3 degrees of

level and free of pits, holes and obstructions;

ii. The height to base width ratio of the scaffold during movement is 2:1 or

less.

iii. Outrigger frames are installed on both sides of the scaffold;

iv. When power systems are used, the force is applied directly to the wheels

and does not produce a speed in excess of 1 foot per second; and

v. No employee is on any part of the scaffold, which extends outward

beyond the wheels, casters or other supports.

g. Platforms will not extend outward beyond the base supports of the scaffold unless

outrigger frames or equivalent devices are used to ensure stability.

h. Where leveling of the scaffold is necessary, screw jacks will be used.

i. Caster stems and wheel stems will be pinned in scaffold legs or adjustment

screws.

j. Before a scaffold is moved, each employee on the scaffold will be made aware of

the move.

24. Repair bracket scaffolds.

a. Brackets will be secured by at least one wire rope at least 1/2 inch in diameter.

b. Each bracket will be attached to the securing wire rope(s) by a positive locking

device capable of preventing the unintentional detachment of the bracket from the

rope.

c. Each bracket at the contact point between the supporting structure and the bottom

of the bracket will be provided with a shoe (heel block or foot) capable of

preventing the lateral movement of the bracket.

d. Platforms will be secured to the brackets so as to prevent the separation of the

platforms from the brackets and the movement of the platforms or the brackets on

a completed scaffold.

e. When a wire rope is placed around the structure in order to provide a safe

anchorage for personal fall arrest systems used by employees erecting or

dismantling scaffolds, the wire rope will be at least 5/16 inch in diameter.

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f. Each wire rope used for securing brackets in place or as an anchorage for personal

fall arrest systems will be protected from damage due to contact with edges,

corners, protrusions of the supporting structure or scaffold components.

g. Tensioning of each wire rope used for securing brackets in place or as an

anchorage for personal fall arrest systems will be by means of a turnbuckle at

least 1 inch in diameter or the equivalent.

h. Each turnbuckle will be connected to the other end of its rope by use of an

eyesplice thimble of a size appropriate to the turnbuckle.

i. U-bolt wire rope clips will not be used on any wire rope used to secure brackets or

to serve as an anchor for personal fall arrest systems.

j. Steingass Mechanical Contracting, Inc. will ensure that materials will not be

dropped to the outside of the supporting structure.

k. Scaffold erection will progress in only one direction around any structure.

25. Stilts

a. An employee may wear stilts on a scaffold only if it is a large area scaffold.

b. When an employee is using stilts where a guardrail is used to provide fall

protection, the guardrail system will be increased in height by an amount equal to

the height of the stilts being used by the employee.

c. Surfaces on which stilts are used will be flat and free of pits, holes and

obstructions such as debris, and other tripping hazards.

d. Stilts will be properly maintained. The manufacturer will approve alterations of

the original equipment.

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AERIAL LIFTS

Aerial lifts acquired for use on or after January 22, 1973 will be designed and constructed in

conformance with ANSI A92.2-1969, including appendix. Aerial lift acquired before January

22, 1973, which do not meet, the requirements of ANSI A92.2-1969 are prohibited from use

unless they have been modified to conform to the design and construction requirements of ANSI

A92.2-1969.

Aerial lifts include the following types of vehicle-mounted aerial devices used to elevate

personnel to job sites above ground:

Extensible boom platforms;

Aerial ladders;

Articulating boom platforms;

Vertical towers; and

A combination of any such devices.

Aerial equipment may be made of metal, wood, fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP); may be

powered or manually operated; and are deemed to be aerial lifts whether or not they are capable

of rotating about a substantially vertical axis.

Aerial lifts “field modified” for uses other than those intended by the manufacturer, must be

approved by the manufacturer (or any other equivalent entity such as a nationally recognized

laboratory) conform with all applicable provisions of ANSI A92.2-1969 and to be at least as safe

as the equipment was before modification.

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SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR AERIAL LIFTS

1. Ladder trucks and tower trucks.

a. Aerial ladders will be secured in the lower traveling position by the locking

device on top of the truck cab and the manually operated device at the base of the

ladder before the truck is moved for highway travel.

2. Extensible and articulating boom platforms.

a. Lift controls will be tested each day prior to use to determine that the controls are in

safe working condition.

b. Authorized personnel only will operate an aerial lift.

c. Belting off to an adjacent pole, structure or equipment while working from an aerial

lift is prohibited.

d. Employees will always stand firmly on the floor of the basket and will not sit or climb

on the edge of the basket or use planks, ladders or other devices for a work platform.

e. A body belt will be worn and a lanyard attached to the boom or basket when working

from an aerial lift. Note: Body belts are not acceptable as part of a personal fall

arrest system; however, the use of a body belt as a positioning device is acceptable.

f. Boom and basket load limits specified by the manufacturer will not be exceeded.

g. The brakes will be set and when outriggers are used, they will be positioned on pads

or a solid surface. Wheel chocks will be install before using an aerial lift on an

incline, provided they can be safety installed.

h. An aerial lift truck will not be moved when the boom is elevated in a working

position, except for equipment specifically designed for this type of operation.

i. Articulating boom and extensible boom platforms, primarily designed as personnel

carriers, will have bother platform (upper) and lower controls. Upper controls will be

in or beside the platform within easy reach of the operator. Lower controls will

provide for overriding the upper controls. Controls will be plainly marked as to their

function. Lower level controls will not be operated unless permission has been

obtained from the employee in the lift, except in the case of emergency.

j. Climbers will not be worn while performing work from an aerial lift.

k. The insulated portion of an aerial lift will not be altered in any manner that might

reduce its insulating value.

l. Before moving an aerial lift for travel, the boom(s) will be inspected to see that it is

properly cradled and outriggers are in stowed position.

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3. Electrical tests.

a. All electrical tests will conform to the requirements of ANSI A92.2-1969 (section

5). However, equivalent DC voltage tests may be used instead of the AC voltage

specified in A92.2-1969. DC voltage tests, which the equipment manufacturer

approves, or equivalent entity will be considered an equivalent test.

4. Bursting safety factor.

a. The provision of ANSI A92.2-1969, section 4.9 Bursting Safety Factor, will apply

to all critical hydraulic and pneumatic components. Critical components are those

in which a failure would result in a free fall or free rotation of the boom. All non-

critical components will have a bursting safety factor of at least 2:1.

5. Welding standards.

a. All welding will conform to the following standards as applicable:

i. Standard Qualification Procedure, AWS B3.0-41.

ii. Recommended Practices for Automotive Welding Design, AWS D8.4-61.

iii. Standard Qualification of Welding Procedures and Welders for Piping and

Tubing, AWS D10.9-69.

iv. Specifications for Welding Highway and Railway Bridges, AWS D2.0-69.

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Employee Training and Information

Steingass Mechanical Contracting, Inc. will instruct all applicable employees whose scope of

work is covered or intended to be covered by Subpart L regarding the hazards by a qualified

person.

Consequently, the standard for the safe use of scaffolding deals with both the human and

equipment related issues in protecting employees from the hazards associated with the use of

scaffolds.

It is the intent that by training these employees in Steingass Mechanical Contracting, Inc.’s

Scaffold Program, that we will eliminate hazards including falls, electrical, falling objects, use,

load capacity and mandatory tagging system.

Retraining will be conducted for any employee at any time that an affected employee who has

already been trained does not demonstrate the requisite understanding or skill required, anytime

conditions change, or when new equipment is introduced.

Competent person training as outlined by the CFR 1926 Subpart L and annual refresher training

shall be provided for jobsite superintendents on any jobsite that the scope of work requires

scaffolding.

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Subpart “L” - Scaffolds

Employee Name: ______________________________________________________________

Test Date: ____________________________________________________________________

1. Scaffolds and scaffold components will support times the maximum intended load.

a. 1

b. 2

c. 4

d. 6

2. Scaffolds more than 3 feet wide will be secured to the structure at intervals of feet

vertically and feet horizontally.

a. 20, 24

b. 22, 26

c. 26, 30

d. 10, 20

3. Platforms used, as walkway will be at least ______ inches wide.

a. 9

b. 12

c. 36

d. 18

4. Which of the following conditions require that suspension rope used on suspension

scaffolds be replaced?

a. Six broken wires in one rope lay exist.

b. Kinks that impair the tracking of rope around the drum or sheave.

c. Heat or electrical damage.

d. All of the above.

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5. Guardrails will be installed on open sides and ends of walkways more than above a

lower level.

a. 10

b. 8

c. 6

d. 16

6. will be used to control hoisted swinging loads to prevent loads from contacting

the scaffold.

a. Signals

b. Tag lines

c. Wind

d. Hands

7. Steel banding may be used as toprail or midrails.

a. True b. False

8. Rest platforms must be provided on all supported scaffolds more than 35 feet high.

a. True b. False

9. On mobile scaffolds, at least two f the four wheels must be locked to prevent movement.

a. True b. False

10. Which of the following situations is a cause of scaffold overloads?

a. Scaffold base is placed on unstable ground.

b. Scaffold planks are cracked or damaged.

c. Scaffold loads are not spread out evenly across the whole platform.

d. All of the above.

11. Unsafe scaffold conditions (circle all that apply):

a. Scaffold not level and plumb

b. Use of unstable objects to support the scaffold

c. Scaffold planking overhanging too far

d. Missing crossbraces.

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12. When U-bolt clips are used on wire rope, the U-bolt will be placed over the live end of

the rope and the saddle placed over the dead end of the rope.

a. True b. False

13. List four acceptable scaffold access systems:

a.

b.

c.

d.

14. Employees are permitted to ride on mobile scaffolds when the following conditions exist:

a. The surface is within 3 degrees of level and free of pits, holes and

obstructions.

b. The height to base ratio is 2:1 or less.

c. Outrigger frames, when used, are installed on both sides of the scaffold.

d. All of the above.

15. On tubular welded frame scaffold, cross braces are required on every other section of

scaffolding.

a. True b. False

16. If a ramp is steeper than 1 vertical to 8 horizontal, then cleats will be fastened to the

planks 14 inches apart to improve footing.

a. True b. False

17. On a scaffold system utilizing screw jacks, the scaffold become stable as the

wing nut is screwed higher.

a. Less b. More

18. Concrete blocks or brick are acceptable for use as mudsills.

a. True b. False

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19. When ascending or descending a ladder, employees must:

a. Not carry anything heavier than ½ their body weight.

b. Grasp the ladder with both hands.

c. Face the ladder, hold on with at least one hand and not carry anything that

may cause them to fall.

d. Hold on with both hands only if the ladder is being shifted or moved.

20. The anchorages for personal fall arrest systems may be doubled up with the anchorages

for suspension scaffolds.

a. True b. False

Training conducted by:

Training date:

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Fall Protection Check List for Erection / Dismantling

Steingass Mechanical Contracting, Inc. supports the use of conventional fall protection when it is

clearly beneficial to the erectors. This checklist was designed to help our lead man in

determining the feasibility of using conventional fall protection systems.

Project Name:

Project Location:

Prepared By: Date:

(Circle “YES” or “NO”)

YES NO 1. Is the scaffolding system being built next to a structure? [24” maximum

distance from the building and structure must be as tall or taller than the

top of the building]

YES NO 2. Is the scaffold short in length? [two bays maximum so that there is no

pendulum effect on the lifelines]

YES NO 3. Is there an adequate anchorage point for the lifelines? [5,000 lbs.Capacity

for each life line]

YES NO 4. Is there safe access to the anchorage point?

NOTE: If you answered all the above questions with a “YES” then you must use conventional

fall protection on this project. If you answered “NO” to any of the questions then you must

complete and implement the Steingass Mechanical Contracting, Inc. Erection / Dismantle Fall

Protection Plan on this project and attach this check list to the plan.

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Steingass Mechanical Contracting, Inc.

Erection / Dismantle Fall Protection Plan

The following Fall Protection Plan is a program prepared for the prevention of injuries associated

with falls.

Project Name:

Project Location:

Date Plan Prepared (or modified):

Plan Prepared By:

Plan Approved By:

Plan Supervised By:

Steingass Mechanical Contracting, Inc. is dedicated to the protection of its employees from on-

the-job injuries. All employees of Steingass Mechanical Contracting, Inc. have the responsibility

to work safely on the job. The purpose of this plan is to supplement our existing safety and

health program and to ensure that every employee recognizes workplace fall hazards and takes

the appropriate measures to address those hazards.

This Fall Protection Plan supports the use of conventional fall protection when it is clearly

beneficial to the erector. During the erection / dismantling of scaffolds, it is often unfeasible or a

creates a greater hazard to use conventional fall protection systems during the different phases,

which include, but are not limited to:

a. Setting and bracing of scaffold frames and other components;

b. Installation of planking and deck sheathing.

In those cases, which would create a greater hazard for the erectors, conventional fall protection

systems must be not be used. This plan is designed to enable the erectors to recognize the fall

hazards associated with this project and to establish the safest procedures that are to be followed

in order to reduce those hazards and prevent falls.

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Each employee will be trained in these procedures and will strictly adhere to them except when

doing so would expose the employee to a greater hazard. If in the employee’s opinion, this is the

case, the employee is to notify the competent person of their concern and have the concern

addressed before proceeding.

It is the responsibility of Steingass Mechanical Contracting, Inc. to implement this Fall

Protection Plan. Continual observational safety checks of work operations and the enforcement

of the safety policy and procedures will be regularly enforced.

The crew supervisor or foreman: _______________________________________ is

responsible for correcting any unsafe practices or conditions immediately.

It is the responsibility of Steingass Mechanical Contracting, Inc. to ensure that all employees

understand and adhere to the procedures of this plan and to follow the instructions of the

foreman. It is also the responsibility of the employee to bring to management’s attention any

unsafe or hazardous conditions or practices that may cause injury to either themselves or any

other employees. Any changes to the Fall Protection Plan must be approved by:

______________________________.

Name/Title

FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS TO BE USED ON THIS JOB

Installation of scaffold frames, cross bracing, planking, decking and all other scaffold

components will be conducted by employees who are specifically trained to do this type of work

and are trained to recognize the fall hazards. The nature of such work normally exposes the

employee to the fall hazards. This Fall Protection Plan details how Steingass Mechanical

Contracting, Inc. will minimize these hazards.

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CONTROLLED ACCESS ZONES

When utilizing this plan to implement the fall protection options available, employees

must be protected through limited access to high hazard locations. Before any non-

conventional fall protection systems are used as part of the work plan, a controlled access

zone (CAZ) will be clearly defined by the competent person as an area where a

recognized hazard exists.

The competent person will communicate the demarcation of the CAZ in a recognized

manner, either through signs, types, ropes or chains. Steingass Mechanical Contracting,

Inc. will take the following steps to ensure that the CAZ is clearly marked or controlled

by the competent person:

All access to the CAZ must be restricted to authorized entrants;

All employees who are permitted in the CAZ will be listed in the appropriate

sections of the Plan and be visibly identifiable by the competent person prior

to implementation;

The competent person will ensure that all protective elements of the CAZ be

implemented prior to the beginning of work.

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INSTALLATION PROCEDURES FOR THE SCAFFOLD FRAMES,

CROSS BRACES, PLANKS, DECKING AND ALL

OTHER SCAFFOLD COMPONENTS

Conventional fall protection may present a greater hazard to employees. On this job, the

use of personal fall arrest systems will not provide adequate fall protection because there

are no anchorage points for personal fall arrest systems. On this job, requiring the

erectors to attach their personal fall arrest systems to the scaffolding below them will

create a tripping hazard. In addition, the scaffold does not provide an adequate anchorage

point (5,000 lbs.) and requiring the erectors to attach to the scaffold will give them a false

sense of security.

Steingass Mechanical Contracting, Inc. will take the following steps to protect erectors

who are exposed to fall hazards while working from the scaffold frames and the

incomplete work platforms:

Only the following trained employees will be allowed to work on the

incomplete scaffold system installation:

Employees will have no other duties to perform during scaffold erection

procedures;

the entire scaffold frames will be adequately braced before any worker can use

them as a support;

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Employees will remain on the previously stabilized scaffold frames / planks as

a support while the other frames / planks are being erected;

Erectors will leave the area of the secured frames only when it is necessary to

secure another frame;

Once scaffold erection installation beings, employees not involved in that

activity will not stand or walk below or adjacent to the scaffold system being

erected or in any area where they could be struck of falling objects;

Employees will not remain on the scaffold system longer than necessary to

safely complete the task.

When strong winds (above 40 miles per hour) are present, erection operations

of frames, bracing, planks and all other components are to be suspended.

DECK SHEATHING INSTALLATION OPERATIONS

Employees typically install the frames, all the joists and required bracing before the

sheathing is installed. To minimize the time erectors must be exposed to a fall hazard,

materials will be staged to allow for the quickest installation of sheathing.

Steingass Mechanical Contracting, Inc. will take the following steps to protect employees

who are exposed to fall hazards while installing deck sheathing:

Only the following trained employees will be allowed to work on the

incomplete scaffold system installation:

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Once deck sheathing installation beings, employees not involved in that

activity will not stand or walk below or adjacent to the scaffold system or

in any area where they could be struck by falling objects;

The competent person will determine the limits of this area, which will be

clearly communicated to employees prior to placement of the first piece of

deck sheathing;

The competent person may order work on the deck to be suspended for

brief periods as necessary to allow other employees to pass through such

areas when this would not create a greater hazard;

Any employees not assisting in the leading edge construction while

leading edges still exist (i.e. cutting the decking for the installers) will not

be permitted within six feet of the leading edge under construction.

Materials for operations will be conveniently staged to minimize fall

hazards;

When wet weather (rain, snow or sleet) is present, deck sheathing

operations will be suspended unless safe footing can be assured for those

employees installing sheathing.

When strong winds (above 40 miles per hour) are present, deck sheathing

operations are to be suspended.

ENFORCEMENT

Constant awareness of and respect for fall hazards and compliance with all safety rules are

considered conditions of employment. The foreman has the total authority to stop the progress

of the project until all unsafe conditions have been corrected. Management reserves the right to

issue disciplinary warnings to employees, up to and including termination, for failure to follow

the guidelines of this program.

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ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS

All accidents that result in injury to employees, regardless of their nature, will be reported and

investigated. It is an integral part of any safety program that documentation takes place as soon

as possible so that the cause and means of prevention can be identified to prevent a recurrence.

In the event that an employee falls and there is some other related, serious incident occurring,

this Plan will be reviewed to determine if additional practices, procedures or training need to be

implemented to prevent similar types of falls or incidents from occurring.

CHANGES TO PLAN

Any changes to the plan will be approved by _________________________________________

Name/Title

A qualified person will review this plan as the job progresses to determine if additional practices,

procedures or training needs to be implemented by the competent person to improve additional

fall protection. Employees will be notified and trained, if necessary, in the new procedures. A

copy of this plan and all approved changes will be posted at the job site.