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 Washington Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 23, 2016)
 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.
    (2) You must make sure wooden-bracket form scaffolds are an integral part of the form panel.
    (3) You must attach each bracket, other than those for wooden bracket-form scaffolds, to the supporting formwork or structure by using one or more of the following:
    (a) Nails;
    (b) A metal stud attachment device;
    (c) Welding;
    (d) Hooking over a secured structural supporting member, with the form wales either:
    (i) Bolted to the form; or
    (ii) Secured by snap ties or tie bolts extending through the form and securely anchored.
    (e) For carpenters' bracket scaffolds only, using a bolt extending through to the opposite side of the structure's wall.
    [Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050. WSR 15-23-086, § 296-874-40022, filed 11/17/15, effective 12/18/15. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. WSR 05-01-054, § 296-874-40022, filed 12/7/04, effective 3/1/05.]
RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050. WSR 15-23-086, § 296-874-40022, filed 11/17/15, effective 12/18/15. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. WSR 05-01-054, § 296-874-40022, filed 12/7/04, effective 3/1/05.