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The Occupational Safety & Health Association’s (OSHA) 29 CFR Subpart L standard sets performance-based criteria to protect employees from scaffold-related hazards such as falls, falling objects, structural instability, electrocution, and overloading. It also addresses training and various types of scaffolds, as well as falling object protection, ladders, weather conditions, aerial lifts, and stilts.
Scope/Who must comply
All employers performing construction work with scaffolds and general industry employers who use scaffolds in their production processes must comply. OSHA regulates scaffolding at 29 CFR 1926 Subpart L, 1926.450 through 1926.454 — Scaffolding.
Basic requirements
OSHA’s scaffolding standard has several key provisions that employers must follow:
Training
All employees must be trained by a qualified person to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and how to control or minimize those hazards. The training must include the following:
The Occupational Safety & Health Association’s (OSHA) 29 CFR Subpart L standard sets performance-based criteria to protect employees from scaffold-related hazards such as falls, falling objects, structural instability, electrocution, and overloading. It also addresses training and various types of scaffolds, as well as falling object protection, ladders, weather conditions, aerial lifts, and stilts.
Scope/Who must comply
All employers performing construction work with scaffolds and general industry employers who use scaffolds in their production processes must comply. OSHA regulates scaffolding at 29 CFR 1926 Subpart L, 1926.450 through 1926.454 — Scaffolding.
Basic requirements
OSHA’s scaffolding standard has several key provisions that employers must follow:
Training
All employees must be trained by a qualified person to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and how to control or minimize those hazards. The training must include the following: