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29 CFR 1926.452: Rules for each type of scaffold

Subpart L—Scaffolds · official heading: Additional requirements applicable to specific types of scaffolds

The extra requirements for specific scaffolds: pole, tube-and-coupler, frame, mobile, ladder-jack, suspension and others.

4,470citations since 2015
3,764employers cited
93%serious, willful or repeat
$450median penalty per item

OSHA has cited 29 CFR 1926.452 4,470 times since 2015, against 3,764 employers. Penalties on these items add up to $6,814,250 at their current amounts.

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1926.452(j)(2) · 1,376 citations

(2) Poles shall 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 shall be installed approximately 4 feet (1.2 m) above the brace to be passed, and shall be left in place until the pump jack has been moved and the original brace reinstalled.

1926.452(c)(2) · 908 citations

(2) Frames and panels shall be braced by cross, horizontal, or diagonal braces, or combination thereof, which secure vertical members together laterally. The cross braces shall be of such length as will automatically square and align vertical members so that the erected scaffold is always plumb, level, and square. All brace connections shall be secured.

1926.452(w)(2) · 362 citations

(2) Scaffold casters and wheels shall be locked with positive wheel and/or wheel and swivel locks, or equivalent means, to prevent movement of the scaffold while the scaffold is used in a stationary manner.

1926.452(k)(5) · 258 citations

(5) Scaffold platforms shall not be bridged one to another.

1926.452(k)(1) · 227 citations

(k) Ladder jack scaffolds. (1) Platforms shall not exceed a height of 20 feet (6.1 m).

1926.452(c)(4) · 224 citations

(4) Where uplift can occur which would displace scaffold end frames or panels, the frames or panels shall be locked together vertically by pins or equivalent means.

1926.452(c)(3) · 131 citations

(3) Frames and panels shall be joined together vertically by coupling or stacking pins or equivalent means.

1926.452(a)(4) · 109 citations

(4) Diagonal bracing in both directions shall be installed across the entire outside face of all double- and single-pole scaffolds.

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  • Manufacturing 31
  • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 13
  • Wholesale Trade 12
  • Retail Trade 10
  • Other Services (except Public Administration) 9

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