Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-874 - Scaffolds › Section 296-874-200 - General requirements for scaffolds

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Section contents:
Your responsibility:
To make sure all scaffolds meet these
				requirements.
You must meet the requirements...
in this section:
Make sure scaffolds are properly designed and
						constructed
WAC
						296-874-20002
Make sure scaffolds are erected, moved, altered,
						or dismantled by appropriate persons
WAC
						296-874-20004
Maintain structural integrity when intermixing
						scaffold components
WAC
						296-874-20006
Make sure platforms are properly planked or
						decked
WAC
						296-874-20008
Make sure platforms meet minimum width
						requirements
WAC
						296-874-20010
Meet these requirements when using shorter
						platforms to create a longer platform
WAC
						296-874-20012
Lay platform planks properly when the platform
						changes direction
WAC
						296-874-20014
Stabilize the ends of platforms
WAC
						296-874-20016
Keep platform sag within acceptable limits
WAC
						296-874-20018
Provide safe access to scaffolds
WAC
						296-874-20020
Make sure portable, hook-on, and attachable
						ladders meet these requirements
WAC
						296-874-20022
Make sure stairway-type ladders meet these
						requirements
WAC
						296-874-20024
Make sure stair towers meet these requirements
WAC
						296-874-20026
Make sure stair rails and handrails meet these
						requirements
WAC
						296-874-20028
Make sure ramps and walkways used to access
						scaffolds meet these requirements
WAC
						296-874-20030
Make sure surfaces used to access scaffolds are
						close enough to use safely
WAC
						296-874-20032
Inspect scaffolds and scaffold components
WAC
						296-874-20034
Make sure damaged or weakened scaffolds meet
						minimum strength requirements
WAC
						296-874-20036
Make sure scaffolds are properly loaded
WAC
						296-874-20038
Protect employees when moving scaffolds
WAC
						296-874-20040
Increase employee working level height on
						scaffolds safely
WAC
						296-874-20042
Control loads being hoisted near scaffolds
WAC
						296-874-20044
Protect employees from energized power lines
WAC
						296-874-20046
Protect employees from weather hazards
WAC
						296-874-20048
Protect employees from slipping and tripping
						hazards
WAC
						296-874-20050
Provide fall protection for employees on
						scaffolds
WAC
						296-874-20052
Provide fall protection if the scaffold is too
						far from the work face
WAC
						296-874-20054
Provide specific fall protection for specific
						types of scaffolds
WAC
						296-874-20056
Make sure personal fall arrest systems meet
						these requirements
WAC
						296-874-20058
Make sure vertical lifelines used with personal
						fall arrest systems meet these requirements
WAC
						296-874-20060
Make sure horizontal lifelines used with
						personal fall arrest systems meet these requirements
WAC
						296-874-20062
Make sure guardrail systems meet these
						requirements
WAC
						296-874-20064
Provide falling object protection
WAC
						296-874-20066
Provide additional support lines on suspended
						scaffolds using a canopy for falling object protection
WAC
						296-874-20068
Make sure toeboards meet these requirements
WAC
						296-874-20070
Train employees who work on scaffolds
WAC
						296-874-20072
Train employees who erect, dismantle, operate or
						maintain scaffolds
WAC
						296-874-20074
Retrain employees when necessary
WAC
						296-874-20076
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 05-01-054,
				  § 296-874-200, filed 12/7/04, effective
				  3/1/05.