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21 Basic Rules of Scaffolding - Complete Guidelines on OSHA Scaffolding Safety Requirements

Complete Guideline on OSHA Scaffolding Safety Requirements

Scaffolding Safety Requirements - With all of these safety practices in places, working on a scaffold can be a high without the dangerous lows. 
OSHA Scaffolding Safety Requirements

21 Basic Rules of Scaffolding - Complete Guidelines on OSHA Scaffolding Safety Requirements.

  • Follow the manufacturer instruction when a erecting the scaffold.
  • Do not work on scaffold outside during strong or windy weather.
  • Do not climb on skype old that wobble or lean to one side.
  • Initially inspect the scaffold prior or mounting it. Do not use a scaffold if any pulley, block, hook or fitting is visible worn, cracked, rusted, or otherwise damaged.
  • Do not use any scaffold if any rope is frayed, torn or visibly damaged.
  • Do not use any scaffold tagged "Out of Service".
  • Do not use unstable objects such as barrel's, boxes, loose brick or concrete block to support scaffold or planks. 
  • Donot work on platform or scaffold unless they are fully planked.
  • Do not use a scaffold unless guardrail and all flooring are in place.
  • Level the scaffold after each move. Do not extend adjusting legs screws more than 12 inches.
OSHA Scaffolding Safety Requirements
  • Do not walk or work beneath a scaffold unless a wire mesh has been installed between the mid-rail and the toe-board or planking.
  • Use your safety belts and lanyards when working on scaffolding at a height of 10 feet or more above ground level. Attach the landyard to a secure member of the scaffold.
  • Do not climb the cross braces for access to the scaffold. Use the ladder.
  • Do not jump from, to, or between scaffold.
  • Do not slide down cables, ropes or guys used for bracing.
  • Keep both feet on the decking. Do not sit or climb on the guardrails.
  • Do not lean out from the scaffold. Do not rock the scaffold.
  • Keep the scaffold free of scraps, loose tools, tangled lines and other obstruction.
  • Do not throw anything"overboard" unless a spotter is available. Use the debris chutes or lower things by hoist or by hand.
  • Do not move a mobile scaffold if anyone is on the scaffold.
  • Chock the wheels of the rolling scaffold, using the wheels blocks, and also lock the wheels by using your foot to depress the wheel-lock, before using the scaffold.
OSHA Scaffolding Safety Requirements
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As above mentioned guidelines, we hope you to get some knowledge about osha scaffolding safety requirements, while using scaffold in workplace or other area. 
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