['Walking Working Surfaces', 'Cranes, Lifts, and Scaffolding', 'Training', 'Forklifts and Powered Trucks']
['Powered Platforms', 'Training', 'Scaffolding and Mobile Work Platform Surfaces', 'PIT Training Requirements']
03/12/2025
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According to a letter of interpretation (LOI) 11/27/2001 – Applicable standards to lifting personnel on a platform supported by a rough-terrain forklift, OSHA considers a platform attached to a forklift to be a scaffold. The following excerpt from that LOI outlines the requirements for employees working from a scaffold:
“As mentioned above, other construction standards (besides 1926.602(c)) contain requirements to protect employees working on platforms. In Subpart L, the standard for scaffolds, the term “platform” is defined as “a work surface elevated above lower levels.” Therefore, 1926.451, 1926.452 and 1926.454 of OSHA’s standards for scaffolds would be applicable for capacity, construction, access, use, fall protection, and training.”
If the platform has guardrails that meet the requirements of the scaffold rules, then other fall protection is not needed (as long as the forklift is not moved horizontally during work giving the opportunity for the employee to be bounced out of the platforms).
As far as training goes, the scaffold requirements of 1926.454—Training “that apply” would be the training required for the platform users.
In addition, as pointed out in the LOI, the requirements (that apply) from 1926.602(c)—Lifting and hauling equipment must be adhered to.
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['Walking Working Surfaces', 'Cranes, Lifts, and Scaffolding', 'Training', 'Forklifts and Powered Trucks']
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