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29 CFR 1926.454: Scaffold training

Subpart L—Scaffolds · official heading: Training requirements

Everyone who works on a scaffold must be trained by a qualified person in its hazards, and the crews who put scaffolds up and take them down by a competent person.

6,635citations since 2015
5,621employers cited
89%serious, willful or repeat
$0median penalty per item

OSHA has cited 29 CFR 1926.454 6,635 times since 2015, against 5,621 employers. Penalties on these items add up to $7,796,506 at their current amounts.

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The parts of the rule cited most

1926.454(a) · 4,525 citations

(a) The employer shall have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards. The training shall include the following areas, as applicable:

1926.454(b) · 1,181 citations

(b) The employer shall have each employee who is involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question. The training shall include the following topics, as applicable:

1926.454(a)(1) · 354 citations

(1) The nature of any electrical hazards, fall hazards and falling object hazards in the work area;

1926.454(b)(2) · 194 citations

(2) The correct procedures for erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, inspecting, and maintaining the type of scaffold in question;

1926.454(c)(3) · 141 citations

(3) Where inadequacies in an affected employee's work involving scaffolds indicate that the employee has not retained the requisite proficiency.

1926.454(c) · 74 citations

(c) When the employer has reason to believe that an employee lacks the skill or understanding needed for safe work involving the erection, use or dismantling of scaffolds, the employer shall retrain each such employee so that the requisite proficiency is regained. Retraining is required in at least the following situations:

1926.454(a)(3) · 59 citations

(3) The proper use of the scaffold, and the proper handling of materials on the scaffold;

1926.454(a)(2) · 36 citations

(2) The correct procedures for dealing with electrical hazards and for erecting, maintaining, and disassembling the fall protection systems and falling object protection systems being used;

Industries cited most

  • Construction 6,275
  • Manufacturing 91
  • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 44
  • Wholesale Trade 35
  • Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 22
  • Other Services (except Public Administration) 21

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