scaffolds Subpart L .651 A C

4x

Every scaffold And component supports its own weight and four times the max extended loads

6x

Suspension ropes, wires, and synthetic, support minimum six times the max load intended

4 to 1

Supported staff holds taller than four times their minimum base width must be restrained from tipping by guy tying or bracing

25 50 75

Duty ratings in pounds per foot

Light weight 25 Med 50 Heavy 75

Load 25

Full Thick? Nominal?

10ft, 8ft

Load 50

Full Thick? Nominal?

8ft, 6ft

Load 75

Full Thick? Nominal?

6ft, not permitted

Brick layers

50 PSF max load Never more than three tiers stacked directly in a line

Horse Scaffold

No more than two tiers/10 feet whichever is less horses directly over horses

Form & Bracket

No more than two employees in any 8 feet. Tools and materials capped at 75 pounds.

Float/Ship

750 pound max load Intended

Mobile w riders

Moves with Employee only if surface is within 3° of level

10ft

Fall protection required for each employee 10 feet above lower level

38”-45”

Top rail height on support scaffold placed in service after January 1, 2000

10ft

Toe boards require a long platform edge is more than 10 feet above lower level

50lbs

Scaffold toe boards withsand 50 pounds force in any downward horizontal direction

No 18 gauge

Screen between toe boards and top rails is number 18 gauge US standard wire 1 inch mesh

Scaffold falls are

Construction Falls are

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