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Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-20024 - Make sure stairway-type ladders meet these requirements

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(1) You must make sure
			 stairway-type ladders meet all of the following:
(a) Position the bottom step not
			 more than twenty-four inches (61 cm) above the scaffold supporting
			 level;
(b) Have rest
			 platforms not more than twelve feet (3.7 m) apart
			 vertically;
(c) Have
			 slip-resistant surfaces on treads and landings;
(d) Have steps that:
(i) Are at least sixteen inches (41
			 cm) wide; and
(ii) Line
			 up vertically between rest platforms.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-20026 - Make sure stair towers meet these requirements

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(1) You must make sure stair towers
			 (scaffold stairways or towers) meet all of the following:
(a) Are positioned so the bottom
			 step is not more than twenty-four inches (61 cm) above the scaffold
			 supporting level;
(b) Are
			 at least eighteen inches (45.7 cm) wide between stair
			 rails;
(c) Have
			 slip-resistant surfaces on treads and landings;
(d) Are installed at an angle of
			 forty to sixty degrees from the horizontal.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-20028 - Make sure stair rails and handrails meet these requirements

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(1) You must provide a stair rail
			 that meets all of the following on each side of a scaffold stairway:
(a) Has a toprail and
			 midrail;
(b) Has a
			 toprail that can serve as a handrail if a separate handrail is not
			 provided;
(c) Is at least
			 twenty-eight inches (71 cm) but not more than thirty-seven inches (94
			 cm) high.
Note:
Stair rail height is measured from the
							 upper surface of the stair rail to the surface of the tread, in line
							 with the face of the riser at the forward edge of the tread.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-20030 - Make sure ramps and walkways used to access scaffolds meet these requirements

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(1) You must make sure ramps and
			 walkways are not inclined at a slope steeper than one vertical in
			 three horizontal (1:3 or twenty degrees from the horizontal).
(2) You must make sure
			 ramps and walkways that are inclined at a slope steeper than one
			 vertical in eight horizontal (1:8) have cleats to provide footing
			 which are:
(a) Securely fastened to
			 the planks; and
(b)
			 Spaced not more than fourteen inches (35 cm) apart.
Reference:
Ramps and walkways that are four feet (1.2
							 m) or more above a lower level need to have a guardrail system. Those
							 requirements are found in other chapters.
1. For general industry activities, go to
							 working surfaces, guarding floors and wall openings, Part J-1, in the
							 general safety and health standards, chapter 296-24 WAC;
2. For construction activities, go to floor
							 openings, wall openings, and stairways, Parts C-1 and J, in the
							 safety standards for construction work, chapter 296-155
							 WAC.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-20032 - Make sure surfaces used to access scaffolds are close enough to use safely

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You must make sure a surface used to provide access
				to or from a scaffold is not further from the scaffold than:
(1) Fourteen inches (36 cm)
			 horizontally;
(2)
			 Twenty-four inches (61 cm) vertically.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 05-01-054,
				  § 296-874-20032, filed 12/7/04, effective
				  3/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-20034 - Inspect scaffolds and scaffold components

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You must make sure scaffolds and scaffold components
				are inspected for visible defects by a competent person:
(1) Before each work shift;
			 and
(2) After anything
			 occurs that could affect the scaffold's structural
			 integrity.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 05-01-054,
				  § 296-874-20034, filed 12/7/04, effective
				  3/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-20036 - Make sure damaged or weakened scaffolds meet minimum strength requirements

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You must make sure any scaffold or scaffold
				component that has been damaged or weakened so that it no longer
				meets the minimum strength requirements of this chapter, is
				immediately either:
(1)
			 Repaired, replaced, or braced to meet the minimum strength
			 requirements; or
(2)
			 Removed from service until repaired.
Reference:
For information on minimum strength
							 requirements for suspended and supported scaffolds, go to the
							 following sections within this chapter:
1. Make sure suspended scaffolds and
							 scaffold components meet these strength requirements, WA C
							 296-874-30002;
2. Make sure supported scaffolds and
							 scaffold components meet these strength requirements, WA C
							 296-874-40002.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 05-01-054,
				  § 296-874-20036, filed 12/7/04, effective
				  3/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-20038 - Make sure scaffolds are properly loaded

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(1) You must load scaffolds as
			 specified in the:
(a)
			 Manufacturer's instructions; or
(b) Design of the qualified person.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-20040 - Protect employees when moving scaffolds

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You must make sure scaffolds are not moved
				horizontally while employees are on them.
EXEMPTION:
A scaffold may be moved horizontally with
							 employees on it if the scaffold:
1. Has been specifically designed for such
							 movement by a registered professional engineer; or
2. Is a mobile scaffold that meets the
							 requirements of the section, Meet these requirements when moving
							 mobile scaffolds, WAC
							 296-874-40012.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 05-01-054,
				  § 296-874-20040, filed 12/7/04, effective
				  3/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-20042 - Increase employee working level height on scaffolds safely

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(1) You
			 must make sure makeshift devices, such as boxes and barrels, are not
			 used on scaffold platforms to increase the working level height for
			 employees.
(2) You must
			 meet all of the following when using stilts on scaffolds:
(a) Use stilts only on large area
			 scaffolds.
(b) Increase
			 the height of a guardrail system used for fall protection by an
			 amount equal to the height of the stilts being used.
(c) Make sure scaffold platforms
			 where stilts are used are flat and free of:
(i) Pits, holes, and obstructions
			 such as debris; and
(ii)
			 Other tripping or falling hazards.
(d) Make sure stilts are:
(i) Properly maintained;
			 and
(ii) Not altered from
			 the original equipment without the manufacturer's approval.
(e) Meet all
			 of the following when using ladders on scaffolds:
(i) Use ladders only on large area
			 scaffolds;
(ii) Secure
			 the platform units to the scaffold to prevent movement;
(iii) Secure the scaffold against
			 the sideways thrust exerted by the ladder if the ladder is placed
			 against a structure that's not part of the scaffold;
(iv) Make sure the ladder legs are:
(A) Secured to prevent them from
			 slipping or being pushed off the platform; and
(B) On the same scaffold platform,
			 or use other means, to stabilize the ladder against uneven platform
			 deflection.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-20044 - Control loads being hoisted near scaffolds

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You must use a tag line or equivalent measures to
				control loads being hoisted onto or near a scaffold if the load could
				swing and contact the scaffold.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 05-01-054,
				  § 296-874-20044, filed 12/7/04, effective
				  3/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-20046 - Protect employees from energized power lines

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You must make sure scaffolds are erected, moved,
				altered, or dismantled so that they, and any conductive material
				handled on them, are kept at least as far from exposed and energized
				power lines as shown in Table 2, Minimum Separation Distance from
				Energized Power Lines.
Table 2
Minimum Separation Distance from Energized
				Power Lines
Voltage
Minimum Separation Distance
Less than 300 volts (insulated lines)
3 feet (0.9 m)
Less than 300 volts (uninsulated lines)
10 feet (3.1 m)
300 volts to 50 kv
10 feet (3.1 m)
10 feet (3.1 m) + 0.4 inches (1.0 cm) for each 1
						kv over 50 kv
More than 50 kv
Note:
You may use an alternative
						minimum separation distance of 2 times the length of the line
						insulator, but never less than 10 feet (3.1 m).
EXEMPTION:
Scaffolds and conductive materials handled
							 on scaffolds may be closer to power lines than the minimum separation
							 distance specified in Table 2 if
all
of the following
							 are met:
1. Less clearance is necessary to do the
							 work;
2. The utility company or electrical system
							 operator has been notified of the need to work closer to the power
							 lines;
3. The utility company or electrical system
							 operator has done at least one of the following:
a. De-energized the lines;
b. Relocated the lines to meet the minimum
							 separation distance requirement;
c. Installed protective coverings over the
							 lines to prevent accidental contact.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 05-01-054,
				  § 296-874-20046, filed 12/7/04, effective
				  3/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-20048 - Protect employees from weather hazards

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(1) You must prohibit work on or
			 from scaffolds during storms or high winds unless both of the
			 following are met:
(a) A competent
			 person has determined that it is safe for employees to be on the
			 scaffold;
(b) The
			 employees are protected by either:
(i) A personal fall arrest system;
			 or
(ii) Wind screens.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-20050 - Protect employees from slipping and tripping hazards

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(1) You must make sure debris does
			 not accumulate on platforms.
(2) You must prohibit employees
			 from working on scaffolds covered with snow, ice, or other slippery
			 material.
EXEMPTION:
Employees may be on scaffolds as necessary
							 to remove the slipping hazard.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 05-01-054,
				  § 296-874-20050, filed 12/7/04, effective
				  3/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-20052 - Provide fall protection for employees on scaffolds

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See requirements in chapter 296-880 WAC, Unified
				safety standards for fall protection.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060 and  29 C.F.R.
				  1926, Subpart M, Fall Protection. 13-04-073, § 296-874-20052,
				  filed 2/4/13, effective 4/1/13. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 07-17-026,
				  § 296-874-20052, filed 8/7/07, effective 10/6/07; 07-03-163,
				  § 296-874-20052, filed 1/24/07, effective 4/1/07; 05-01-054,
				  § 296-874-20052, filed 12/7/04, effective
				  3/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-20054 - Provide fall protection if a scaffold is too far from the work face

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 05-01-054,
				  § 296-874-20054, filed 12/7/04, effective
				  3/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-20056 - Provide specific fall protection for specific types of scaffolds

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 07-17-026,
				  § 296-874-20056, filed 8/7/07, effective 10/6/07; 05-01-054,
				  § 296-874-20056, filed 12/7/04, effective
				  3/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-20058 - Make sure personal fall arrest systems meet these requirements

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060 and  29 C.F.R.
				  1926, Subpart M, Fall Protection. 13-04-073, § 296-874-20058,
				  filed 2/4/13, effective 4/1/13. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 05-01-054,
				  § 296-874-20058, filed 12/7/04, effective
				  3/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-20060 - Make sure vertical lifelines used with personal fall arrest systems meet these requirements

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 05-01-054,
				  § 296-874-20060, filed 12/7/04, effective
				  3/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-20062 - Make sure horizontal lifelines used with personal fall arrest systems meet these requirements

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 05-01-054,
				  § 296-874-20062, filed 12/7/04, effective
				  3/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-20064 - Make sure guardrail systems meet these requirements

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 05-01-054,
				  § 296-874-20064, filed 12/7/04, effective
				  3/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-20066 - Provide falling object protection

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Reference:
Hardhats and possibly other personal
							 protective equipment has to be used to protect employees exposed to
							 overhead hazards.
1. Those requirements are found in the
							 safety and health core rules, chapter 296-800 WAC.
2. Go to personal protective equipment
							 (PPE), WAC
							 296-800-160.
(1) You
			 must protect employees from being struck by tools, materials, or
			 equipment falling from a scaffold by doing one or more of the
			 following:
(a) Use a barricade to
			 keep employees out of the area where falling objects could be a
			 hazard.
(b) Install a
			 toeboard along the edge of the platform anywhere an object could fall
			 on an employee below.
(c)
			 Install paneling or screening that covers from the top of the
			 guardrail to the toeboard or platform anywhere the toeboard is
not
high enough to keep objects from falling off the
			 platform.
(d) Install a
			 guardrail system with openings small enough to keep potential falling
			 objects from passing through.
(e) Erect a canopy structure,
			 debris net, or catch platform over employees that does all of the
			 following:
(i) Will contain or
			 deflect falling objects;
(ii) Is strong enough to withstand
			 the impact forces;
(iii)
			 Is installed between the falling object hazard and the
			 employees.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-20068 - Provide additional support lines on suspended scaffolds using a canopy for falling object protection

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You must equip suspended scaffolds, that use a
				canopy for falling object protection, with additional independent
				support lines that meet all of the following:
(1) Have the same number of support
			 lines as there are suspension ropes;
(2) Are equivalent in strength to
			 the suspension ropes;
(3)
			 Are not attached to the same point of anchorage as the suspension
			 ropes.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 05-01-054,
				  § 296-874-20068, filed 12/7/04, effective
				  3/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-20070 - Make sure toeboards meet these requirements

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You must make sure toeboards, when used, are:
(1) At least three and one-half
			 inches (9 cm) high from the top edge of the toeboard to the
			 platform;
(2) Securely
			 fastened along the outer edge of the platform;
(3) Installed for enough distance
			 along the platform to protect employees below;
(4) Installed so the gap between
			 the bottom of the toeboard and the platform is one-quarter inch (0.7
			 cm) or less;
(5) Solid or
			 with openings that are one inch (2.5 cm) or less in the largest
			 dimension;
(6) Able to
			 withstand, without failing, a force of at least fifty pounds (222 n)
			 applied in a downward or horizontal direction anywhere along the
			 toeboard.
EXEMPTION:
On float (ship) scaffolds, an edging of
							 three-quarters by one and one-half inch (2 x 4 cm) wood or the
							 equivalent may be used instead of a toeboard.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 05-01-054,
				  § 296-874-20070, filed 12/7/04, effective
				  3/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-20072 - Train employees who work on a scaffold

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(1) You must have a qualified
			 person train each employee who works on a scaffold to:
(a) Recognize the hazards
			 associated with the type of scaffold they are using; and
(b) Understand the procedures to
			 control or minimize the hazards.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-20074 - Train employees who erect, dismantle, operate or maintain scaffolds

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(1) You must have a competent
			 person train each employee who erects, disassembles, moves, operates,
			 repairs, maintains, or inspects scaffolds to recognize any hazards
			 associated with the work.
(2) You must make sure the training
			 includes at least the following subjects:
(a) Hazards in the work area and
			 how to deal with them;
(b) The correct procedures for
			 erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, inspecting,
			 and maintaining the type of scaffold being used;
(c) The design criteria, maximum
			 intended load-carrying capacity and intended use of the
			 scaffold;
(d) Any other
			 requirements of this chapter that
			 apply.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-20076 - Retrain employees when necessary

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(1) You must retrain employees to
			 reestablish proficiency if you believe they lack the skill or
			 understanding to safely erect, use, or dismantle a scaffold.
(2) You must retraining
			 is required in at least the following situations:
(a) An employee's work involving
			 scaffolds is inadequate and indicates they lack the necessary
			 proficiency.
(b) A change
			 in
any
of the following that presents a hazard the
			 employee has not been trained for:
(i) Worksite;
(ii) Type of scaffold;
(iii) Fall protection;
(iv) Falling object
			 protection;
(v) Other
			 equipment.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-300 - Suspended scaffolds

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Summary
Your responsibility:
To meet these requirements when using suspended
				scaffolds.
You must meet the requirements...
in this section:
Make sure suspended scaffolds and scaffold
						components meet these strength requirements
WAC
						296-874-30002
Make sure suspended scaffold outrigger beams
						meet these requirements
WAC
						296-874-30004
Make sure counterweights are safe and used
						properly
WAC
						296-874-30006
Make sure tiebacks meet these requirements
WAC
						296-874-30008
Make sure suspended scaffold support devices
						meet these requirements
WAC
						296-874-30010
Make sure scaffold hoists meet these
						requirements
WAC
						296-874-30012
Make sure scaffold hoists retain enough
						suspension rope
WAC
						296-874-30014
Make sure wire rope is in good condition
WAC
						296-874-30016
Make sure wire suspension rope connections meet
						these requirements
WAC
						296-874-30018
Make sure wire rope clips are used properly
WAC
						296-874-30020
Prevent swaying of two-point and multipoint
						suspension scaffolds
WAC
						296-874-30022
Use emergency escape and rescue devices
						appropriately
WAC
						296-874-30024
Protect suspension ropes from heat or corrosive
						substances
WAC
						296-874-30026
Take precautions while welding
WAC
						296-874-30028
Prohibit use of gasoline-powered equipment on
						suspended scaffolds
WAC
						296-874-30030
Meet these requirements when using catenary
						scaffolds
WAC
						296-874-30032
Meet these requirements when using float (ship)
						scaffolds
WAC
						296-874-30034
Meet these requirements when using interior hung
						scaffolds
WAC
						296-874-30036
Meet these requirements when using multilevel
						suspended scaffolds
WAC
						296-874-30038
Meet these requirements when using multipoint
						adjustable suspension scaffolds
WAC
						296-874-30040
Meet these requirements when using needle beam
						scaffolds
WAC
						296-874-30042
Meet these requirements when using single-point
						adjustable suspension scaffolds
WAC
						296-874-30044
Meet these requirements when using two-point
						adjustable suspension scaffolds (swing stages)
WAC
						296-874-30046
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 05-01-054,
				  § 296-874-300, filed 12/7/04, effective
				  3/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-30002 - Make sure suspended scaffolds and scaffold components meet these strength requirements

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(1) You must meet the following
			 strength requirements:
(a)
			 Suspended scaffolds must support, without failure, the total of their
			 own weight plus four times the maximum intended load;
(b) Suspended scaffold components
			 must meet the requirements contained in Table 4, Suspended Scaffold
			 Strength Requirements.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-30004 - Make sure suspended scaffold outrigger beams meet these requirements

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(1) You must make sure outrigger
			 beams are made of structural metal or equivalent strength material.
(2) You must stabilize
			 the inboard ends of outrigger beams by using either:
(a) Bolts or other direct
			 connections to the floor or roof deck; or
(b) Counterweights and tiebacks.
EXEMPTION:
Masons' multipoint adjustable scaffold
							 outrigger beams
cannot
be stabilized by
							 counterweights.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-30006 - Make sure counterweights are safe and used properly

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(1) You must make sure
			 counterweights:
(a) Are made of
			 material that cannot flow; and
(b) Have been specifically designed
			 to be used as counterweights.
Note:
The following cannot be used as
							 counterweights:
1. Sand, gravel and similar materials that
							 can be easily dislocated;
2. Construction material such as masonry
							 units and roofing felt.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-30008 - Make sure tiebacks meet these requirements

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(1) You must make sure tiebacks are
			 equivalent in strength to the suspension ropes.
(2) You must make sure tiebacks are
			 secured to a structurally sound anchorage on the building or
			 structure and installed:
(a) At a
			 right angle (perpendicular) to the face of the building or structure;
			 or
(b) As opposing angle
			 tiebacks.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-30010 - Make sure suspended scaffold support devices meet these requirements

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You must make sure suspended scaffold support
				devices, such as cornice hooks, roof hooks, roof irons, parapet
				clamps, or similar devices, are:
(1) Made of steel, wrought iron, or
			 other material of equivalent strength;
(2) Supported by bearing
			 blocks;
(3) Prevented
			 from moving by using tiebacks.
Reference:
1. For outrigger beam requirements, go to
							 WAC
							 296-874-30004;
2. For tieback requirements go to WAC
							 296-874-30008.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 05-01-054,
				  § 296-874-30010, filed 12/7/04, effective
				  3/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-30012 - Make sure scaffold hoists meet these requirements

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(1) You must make sure the stall
			 load of any scaffold hoist is
not
more than three times
			 its rated load.
(2) You
			 must make sure the design of scaffold hoists has been tested by an
			 independent nationally recognized testing laboratory.
(3) You must make sure scaffold
			 hoists have both a:
(a) Normal
			 operating brake; and
(b)
			 Braking device or locking pawl which automatically engages when the
			 hoist has an uncontrolled:
(i)
			 Instantaneous change in momentum; or
(ii) An accelerated overspeed.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-30014 - Make sure scaffold hoists retain enough suspension rope

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(1) You must make sure the
			 suspension rope on winding drum hoists is long enough to wrap around
			 the drum at least four times when the scaffold is at its lowest point
			 of travel.
(2) You must
			 make sure the suspension rope on hoists that do
not
use
			 a winding drum:
(a) Is long enough
			 to allow the scaffold to be lowered to the level below without the
			 rope end passing through the hoist; or
(b) Has the rope end configured, or
			 uses other means, to prevent it from passing through the
			 hoist.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-30016 - Make sure wire rope is in good condition

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(1) You must make sure a competent
			 person inspects each rope for defects:
(a) Before each work shift;
			 and
(b) After anything
			 happens that could affect the rope's integrity.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-30018 - Make sure wire suspension rope connections meet these requirements

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(1) You must only use eye splice
			 thimbles connected with shackles or cover plates and bolts to join
			 wire suspension ropes together.
(2) You must make sure the load
			 ends of wire suspension ropes are:
(a) Equipped with proper size
			 thimbles; and
(b) Secured
			 by eye splicing or an equivalent means.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-30020 - Make sure wire rope clips are used properly

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(1) You must make sure, if wire
			 rope clips are used on suspended scaffolds, such as on the suspension
			 ropes or support lines, that:
(a) A
			 minimum of three clips are installed;
(b) The distance between clips is
			 at least six rope diameters;
(c) Clips are installed according
			 to the manufacturer's recommendations.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-30022 - Prevent swaying of two-point and multipoint suspension scaffolds

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You must tie or use other means to keep two-point
				and multipoint suspension scaffolds from swaying, if an evaluation by
				a competent person determines it is necessary.
Note:
Window cleaners' anchors
cannot
be used to secure scaffolds since they are not
							 designed to withstand the load.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 05-01-054,
				  § 296-874-30022, filed 12/7/04, effective
				  3/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-30024 - Use emergency escape and rescue devices appropriately

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You must make sure devices whose sole function is to
				provide emergency escape and rescue are not used as working
				platforms.
Note:
Systems which are designed to function
							 both as suspended scaffolds and emergency systems may be used as
							 working platforms.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 05-01-054,
				  § 296-874-30024, filed 12/7/04, effective
				  3/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-30026 - Protect suspension ropes from heat or corrosive substances

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(1) You
			 must shield suspension ropes from heat-producing processes.
(2) You must make sure,
			 when acids or other corrosive substances are used on a scaffold, that
			 the suspension ropes are protected by at least one of the following:
(a) Shielding;
(b) Treating to protect the rope
			 from the corrosive substances;
(c) Making the rope of material
			 that the corrosive substance will not damage.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-30028 - Take precautions while welding

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You must do the following to protect employees while
				welding on suspended scaffolds:
(1) Use an insulated thimble to
			 attach each suspension wire rope to its hanging support, such as a
			 cornice hook or outrigger;
(2) Insulate excess suspension wire
			 rope and any additional independent lines to prevent
			 grounding;
(3) Cover the
			 wire suspension rope with insulating material that extends at least
			 four feet (1.2 m) above the hoist;
(4) Make sure any tail line that
			 extends below the hoist is:
(a)
			 Insulated to prevent contact with the platform; and
(b) Guided or retained so it does
			 not become grounded.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-30030 - Prohibit use of gasoline-powered equipment on suspended scaffolds

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You must make sure gasoline-powered equipment is
not
used on suspended scaffolds.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 05-01-054,
				  § 296-874-30030, filed 12/7/04, effective
				  3/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-30032 - Meet these requirements when using catenary scaffolds

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(1) You must make sure catenary
			 scaffolds have:
(a) No more than
			 one platform between consecutive vertical pickups; and
(b) No more than two platforms per
			 scaffold.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-30034 - Meet these requirements when using float (ship) scaffolds

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(1) You must support the platform
			 with at least two bearers.
(2) You must make sure each bearer:
(a) Projects at least six inches
			 (15.2 cm) beyond the platform on both sides; and
(b) Is securely fastened to the
			 platform.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-30036 - Meet these requirements when using interior hung scaffolds

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(1) You
			 must suspend the scaffold only from the roof structure or other
			 structural member, such as ceiling beams.
(2) You must inspect the overhead
			 supporting members and check to make sure they're strong enough
			 before erecting the scaffold.
(3) You must connect suspension
			 ropes and cables to the overhead supporting members by:
(a) Shackles, clips, or thimbles;
			 or
(b) Other means that
			 meet equivalent criteria, such as strength and
			 durability.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-30038 - Meet these requirements when using multilevel suspended scaffolds

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(1) You must equip scaffolds with
			 additional independent support lines that meet all of the following:
(a) There are the same number of
			 support lines as there are connection points for the suspension
			 ropes;
(b) The support
			 lines are equivalent in strength to the suspension ropes;
(c) The support lines are rigged to
			 support the scaffold if the suspension ropes fail.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-30040 - Meet these requirements when using multipoint adjustable suspension scaffolds

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Important:
This requirement applies when using multipoint
				adjustable suspension scaffolds, stonesetters' multipoint adjustable
				suspension scaffolds, and masons' multipoint adjustable suspension
				scaffolds.
(1) You must make
			 sure masons' multipoint adjustable suspension scaffold connections
			 are designed by an engineer experienced in designing this type of
			 scaffold.
(2) You must
			 make sure bridges between two or more scaffolds meet all of the
			 following:
(a) The scaffolds were
			 designed to be bridged;
(b) The bridges are
			 articulated;
(c) The
			 hoists are properly sized.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-30042 - Meet these requirements when using needle beam scaffolds

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(1) You must install scaffold
			 support beams on edge.
(2) You must use ropes or hangers
			 for scaffold supports. One end of a needle beam scaffold may be
			 supported by a permanent structural member.
(3) You must securely attach ropes
			 to the needle beams.
(4)
			 You must arrange the support connection to prevent the needle beam
			 from rolling or becoming displaced.
(5) You must securely attach
			 platform units to the needle beams with bolts or equivalent means.
Note:
Cleats and overhang are not adequate means
							 of attachment.
Reference:
For specific fall protection requirements
							 for employees on needle beam scaffolds, go to WAC
							 296-874-20056.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 05-01-054,
				  § 296-874-30042, filed 12/7/04, effective
				  3/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-30044 - Meet these requirements when using single-point adjustable suspension scaffolds

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(1) You must make sure two
			 scaffolds that have been combined to form a two-point adjustable
			 suspension scaffold meet the requirements of the section. Make sure
			 two-point adjustable suspension scaffolds (swing stages) meet these
			 requirements, WAC
			 296-874-30046.
(2) You must make sure
			 scaffolds, where the suspension rope between the scaffold and the
			 suspension device is not vertical, meet all of the following:
(a) The rigging has been designed
			 by a qualified person;
(b) The scaffold is accessible to
			 rescuers;
(c) The
			 suspension rope is protected from chafing at any point where it
			 changes direction;
(d)
			 The scaffold is positioned so that swinging cannot bring the scaffold
			 into contact with another surface.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-30046 - Meet these requirements when using two-point adjustable suspension scaffolds (swing stages)

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Important:
This section does not apply to two-point adjustable
				suspension scaffolds used as masons' or stonesetters'
				scaffolds.
Reference:
For requirements for masons' or
							 stonesetters' scaffolds, go to WAC
							 296-874-30040.
(1) You
			 must make sure platforms more than thirty-six inches (0.9 m) wide
			 have been designed by a qualified person to prevent unstable
			 conditions.
(2) You must
			 make sure platforms are one of the following:
(a) Ladder-type;
(b) Plank-type;
(c) Beam-type;
(d) Light-metal type.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-400 - Supported scaffolds

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Summary
Your responsibility:
To meet these requirements when using supported
				scaffolds.
You must meet the requirements...
in this section:
Make sure supported scaffolds and scaffold
						components meet strength requirements
WAC
						296-874-40002
Prevent supported scaffolds from tipping
WAC
						296-874-40004
Make sure supported scaffolds are properly
						supported
WAC
						296-874-40006
Provide safe access for persons erecting or
						dismantling supported scaffolds
WAC
						296-874-40008
Provide fall protection for persons erecting or
						dismantling supported scaffolds
WAC
						296-874-40010
Meet these requirements when moving mobile
						scaffolds
WAC
						296-874-40012
Meet these requirements when using bricklayers'
						square scaffolds (squares)
WAC
						296-874-40014
Meet these requirements when using fabricated
						frame scaffolds (tubular welded frame scaffolds)
WAC
						296-874-40018
Meet these requirements when using integral
						prefabricated scaffold access frames
WAC
						296-874-40020
Meet these requirements when using form
						scaffolds and carpenter's bracket scaffolds
WAC
						296-874-40022
Meet these requirements when using horse
						scaffolds
WAC
						296-874-40024
Meet these requirements when using ladder jack
						scaffolds
WAC
						296-874-40026
Meet these requirements when using outrigger
						scaffolds
WAC
						296-874-40028
Meet these requirements when using pole
						scaffolds
WAC
						296-874-40030
Meet these requirements when using pump jack
						scaffolds
WAC
						296-874-40032
Meet these requirements when using repair
						bracket scaffolds
WAC
						296-874-40034
Meet these requirements when using roof bracket
						scaffolds
WAC
						296-874-40036
Meet these requirements when using step,
						platform and trestle ladder scaffolds
WAC
						296-874-40038
Meet these requirements when using tube and
						coupler scaffolds
WAC
						296-874-40040
Meet these requirements when using window jack
						scaffolds
WAC
						296-874-40042
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 05-01-054,
				  § 296-874-400, filed 12/7/04, effective
				  3/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-40002 - Make sure supported scaffolds and scaffold components meet strength requirements

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You must make sure each supported scaffold and
				scaffold component can support, without failure, the total of its own
				weight plus at least four times the maximum intended load applied or
				transmitted to it.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 05-01-054,
				  § 296-874-40002, filed 12/7/04, effective
				  3/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-40004 - Prevent supported scaffolds from tipping

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(1) You must make sure supported
			 scaffolds with a height to least base dimension ratio of greater than
			 four to one are prevented from tipping by one or more of the
			 following:
(a) Guying;
(b) Tying;
(c) Bracing;
(d) Other equivalent means.
Note:
The least base dimension includes
							 outriggers, if used.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-40006 - Make sure supported scaffolds are properly supported

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(1) You must make sure supported
			 scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights are:
(a) Plumb; and
(b) Braced to prevent swaying or
			 displacement.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-40008 - Provide safe access for persons erecting or dismantling supported scaffolds

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(1) You must provide a safe means
			 of access for persons erecting or dismantling scaffolds if it is:
(a) Feasible; and
(b) Does
not
create a
			 greater hazard.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-40010 - Provide fall protection for persons erecting or dismantling supported scaffolds

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 05-01-054,
				  § 296-874-40010, filed 12/7/04, effective
				  3/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-40012 - Meet these requirements when moving mobile scaffolds

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(1) You must make sure, before a
			 scaffold is moved, that employees on the scaffold are made aware of
			 the move.
(2) You must
			 apply manual force being used to move a scaffold:
(a) As close to the base as
			 practicable; and
(b)
			 Within five feet (1.5 m) of the supporting surface.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-40014 - Meet these requirements when using bricklayers' square scaffolds (squares)

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(1) You must reinforce wood
			 scaffolds with gussets on both sides of each corner.
(2) You must make sure diagonal
			 braces are installed:
(a) On all
			 sides of each square;
(b)
			 Between squares on the front and back sides of the
			 scaffold;
(c) Extending
			 from the bottom of each square to the top of the next square.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-40018 - Meet these requirements when using fabricated frame scaffolds (tubular welded frame scaffolds)

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(1) You must make sure scaffolds
			 over one hundred twenty-five feet (38.0 m) high above their base
			 plates are:
(a) Designed by a
			 registered professional engineer; and
(b) Constructed and loaded as
			 specified in the design.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-40020 - Meet these requirements when using integral prefabricated scaffold access frames

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(1) You must make sure integral
			 prefabricated scaffold access frames meet all of the following:
(a) Have been specifically designed
			 and constructed to be used as ladder rungs;
(b) Have a rung length of at least
			 eight inches (20 cm);
(c)
			 Have a maximum spacing between rungs of sixteen and three quarters
			 inches (43 cm);
(d) Are
			 uniformly spaced within each frame section;
(e) Have rest platforms at least
			 every twenty feet (6.1 m) on all supported scaffolds more than
			 twenty-four feet (7.3 m) high.
Note:
Nonuniform rung spacing caused by joining
							 end frames together is allowed, provided the resulting spacing does
							 not exceed sixteen and three quarters inches (43 cm).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-40022 - Meet these requirements when using form scaffolds and carpenter's bracket scaffolds

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(1) You must secure folding-type
			 metal brackets that have been extended for use, with:
(a) Bolts; or
(b) Locking-type pins.