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Scaffolds What Goes up Will

Come down if not designed or put up correctly

It a short stop and long drop but

the ride to the hospital is evenlonger 

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Stupid Set-ups

The plank issupported by an

extension ladder,a closed stepladder and astraight ladder.

The guardrails are

not acceptable. There is no

stability

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Scaffold Requirements

Be on a firm foundation with baseplates

Be plumb, square and adequatelybraced

Have a fully planked work deck 

Have guardrails over 10 feet Be tied in over 4 Vert./1 Horiz. high

Have an adequate means of access

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Scaffold Capacity

Must be able support its own weightand 4 times the maximum intended

load.

Scaffolds must be designed by aqualified person.

They must and built and loadedwithin design.

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Competent Persons

All scaffolds must beerected, moved,dismantled oraltered only underthe supervision of acompetent person

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Never on Masonry!

Scaffolds shouldnever be set on

bricks, masonryblocks, etc.

These are notstructural elements

and could crushunder the scaffoldload.

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Good Foundations

Mason·s Adjustable

Hydro-mobile

Frames

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Plumb & Level The Scaffold It all starts in the

first bay.

If it is set plumband square, therest will follow.

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Guardrails are required at 10 feet.

Fall protection can be used in lieu ofguardrails on some scaffolds.

Top rails must be 38µ to 45µ high

You must have a mid rail.

Use of cross bracing is allowed in lieuof top rail or mid rails in some cases

but not both.

Guardrails

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Training Requirements

Workers must be trained inNature of electrical, fall, and falling

object hazards Correct procedures for protection ofabove

Proper use of the scaffold Load capacities of scaffolds

Requirements of O H & S

Retraining as necessary to restoreproficiency

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Pump Jack Scaffolds

Must have an 18µplatform.

Must haveguardrails or other fall protection

BAD!

GOOD!

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Yes we see it everyday You know the

guy its only a

short job or ohits a long way

back to the

shop to get theother stuff

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