The scaffold stair towers are the most common and safest method of obtaining access to scaffold units and should be included within this subpart.
Scaffold stair tower inspection requirements.
C permanent stairways shall comply with the applicable provisions of the general industry safety orders.
Photo courtesy of matt mccreery according to an article dated september 22 2016 from the safety health practioner falls from height continue to be one of the biggest causes of fatalities and major injuries in the construction industry.
A non scaffolder who has attended a scaffold inspection course eg a site manager could be deemed competent to inspect a basic scaffold structure.
There are many requirements set by osha to ensure a thorough inspection.
Osha inspections are prioritized on a basis of risk assessment.
In particular one commenter ex.
I have inside and or outside handrails.
When scaffold platforms are more than 2 feet 0 6 m above or below a point of access portable ladders hook on ladders attachable ladders stair towers scaffold stairways towers stairway type ladders such as ladder stands ramps walkways integral prefabricated scaffold access or direct access from another scaffold structure.
2 368 suggested that osha insert a new paragraph 1926 451 c 5 as follows.
The scaffold is erected at a safe distance from power lines.
This is in response to your april 30 1999 fax asking for clarification of osha s policy regarding the use of scaffold stair towers for access to upper floors during construction of multistory buildings.
Safe access is provided by ladders stairs ramps etc.
Scaffold stair system installed at a project in bloomington in.
When scaffold stairs are used for access to locations other than scaffold platforms the provisions of 1926 subpart x apply.
Whether subpart l or subpart x requirements apply to scaffold stair towers used for access to multistory buildings.
Prefabricated scaffold steps or stairs manufactured on or before may 28 2005 shall comply with the design manufacture and installation requirements of either the american national standard ansi a10 8 1988 scaffolding safety requirements or the ansi asse a10 8 2001 safety.
The greater the potential danger to a worker the.
1926 451 a 1 and 3 training employers must train each employee who works on a scaffold on the hazards and the procedures to control the hazards.
The scaffold does not block exits egress paths fire alarms and fire suppression systems.
Osha s inspection procedures for enforcing subpart l scaffolds used in construction 29 cfr 1926 450 454 establishes the methods for scaffold inspections.
Consequently scaffold stairs which meet all the requirements of subpart x may be used for temporary access to upper floors while constructing multistory buildings.
Scaffold is plumb and level and resting on stable footing and a firm foundation including base plates on supported scaffolds.
