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OSHA’s scaffold standard aims to protect workers using scaffolding in construction work. Scaffolding hazards continue to rank high on the list of the most frequently cited standards in the construction industry. Scaffold-related fatalities account for a significant number of fatalities at construction jobsites.
The scaffolding standard applies to all scaffolds used in workplaces covered by 29 CFR 1926.
The OSHA standard sets performance-based criteria to protect employees from scaffold-related hazards such as falls, falling objects, structural instability, electrocution, or overloading. It also addresses training and various types of scaffolds, as well as falling object protection, ladders, weather conditions, aerial lifts, and stilts.
OSHA’s scaffolding standard has several key provisions: