Section 296-874-20056. Provide specific fall protection for specific types of scaffolds.  


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  • (1) You must use a personal fall arrest system to protect employees on the following scaffolds:
    (a) Boatswain's chair;
    (b) Catenary scaffold;
    (c) Float scaffold;
    (d) Ladder jack scaffold;
    (e) Needle beam scaffold.
    (2) You must use a personal fall arrest system and a guardrail system to protect employees on:
    (a) Single-point adjustable suspension scaffolds;
    (b) Two-point adjustable suspension scaffolds.
    (3) You must protect employees working on a self-contained adjustable scaffold that has the platform:
    (a) Supported by the frame structure, using a guardrail system with a minimum two hundred pound toprail capacity.
    (b) Suspended by ropes, using:
    (i) A guardrail system with a minimum two hundred pound toprail capacity; and
    (ii) A personal fall arrest system.
    (4) You must protect employees on walkways located within a scaffold by using a guardrail system that meets all of the following:
    (a) Has a minimum two hundred pound toprail capacity;
    (b) Is installed within nine and one-half inches (24.1 cm) of the walkway;
    (c) Is installed along at least one side of the walkway.
    [Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050. WSR 15-23-086, § 296-874-20056, filed 11/17/15, effective 12/18/15. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. WSR 07-17-026, § 296-874-20056, filed 8/7/07, effective 10/6/07; WSR 05-01-054, § 296-874-20056, filed 12/7/04, effective 3/1/05.]
RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050. WSR 15-23-086, § 296-874-20056, filed 11/17/15, effective 12/18/15. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. WSR 07-17-026, § 296-874-20056, filed 8/7/07, effective 10/6/07; WSR 05-01-054, § 296-874-20056, filed 12/7/04, effective 3/1/05.