Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4123:1 - Division of Safety and Hygiene › Chapter 4123:1-17 - Window Cleaning › Section 4123:1-17-03 - Swinging scaffolds

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Swinging scaffold platforms shall be no
			 less than twenty inches wide overall. The platform shall be securely fastened
			 to the hangers by U-bolts or by other equivalent means.
(B) The hangers of swinging scaffolds shall
			 be capable of sustaining four times the rated load.
(C) When hoisting machines are used on
			 swinging scaffolds, such machines shall be of an approved design.
(D) The roof irons or hooks shall be of
			 proper size and design, securely installed and anchored. Tiebacks of
			 three-quarter-inch manilla rope, or the equivalent, shall serve as an
			 additional means of anchorage, which shall be installed as nearly as possible
			 at right angles to the face of the building and shall be secured to a
			 structurally sound portion of the building. When no structurally sound portion
			 of the building permits installation substantially at right angles to the face
			 of the building, two tiebacks shall be used and secured at substantially equal
			 and opposing acute angles to the right angle. Where outrigger beams, which
			 shall consist of structural metal, or davits are used, they shall be securely
			 fastened or anchored to the frame or floor system of the building or structure.
(E) Swinging scaffolds shall be
			 suspended by wire, synthetic fiber, or natural fiber ropes capable of
			 supporting no less than six times the rated load. All other components shall be
			 capable of supporting no less than four times the rated load.
(F) Only treated or protected fiber rope or
			 its equivalent shall be used for or near any work involving the use of
			 corrosive chemicals.
(G) The
			 sheaves of all blocks shall fit the size and type of rope used.
(H) No more than two employees shall be
			 required to be on a two-point suspension scaffold designed for a working load
			 of five hundred pounds. No more than three employees shall be required to be on
			 a two-point suspension scaffold designed for a working load of seven hundred
			 pounds.
(I) The employer shall
			 provide an approved safety belt or harness and lifeline for each employee
			 working on a swinging scaffold in compliance with rule
			 4123:1-17-06
			 of the Administrative Code.
(J)
			 Employees shall not be required to use a bridge, or to move directly, between
			 one swinging scaffold and another.
(K) Each swinging scaffold shall be securely
			 fastened to the building or structure at each work location to prevent it from
			 swaying. Window cleaners' anchors shall not be used for this purpose. Tie-in
			 anchors designed for the rated load of the scaffold may be used.
(L) The platform of every swinging scaffold
			 shall be capable of sustaining four times the rated load.
(M) All swinging scaffolds shall have
			 standard guardrails and toeboards on all unprotected sides of platforms.
(N) The free ends of fall lines
			 from scaffolds shall be guarded to prevent tangling or snagging.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				10/02/2014 and
				10/01/2019
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4121.12, 4121.121, 4121.13,
				Const. Art. II, Section 35
Rule Amplifies: 4121.13
Prior
				Effective Dates: 4/1/64; 1/1/83;
				12/1/04