Ohio Admin. Code 4123:1-17-03 - Swinging scaffolds
(A) Swinging scaffold platforms shall be no
less than twenty
eighteen inches (forty-six
centimeters) wide overall. The platform shall be securely fastened to the
hangers by U-bolts or by other equivalent means.
(B) The hangers of swinging scaffolds shall
be capable of sustaining four times the rated load.
(C) When hoisting machines are used on
swinging scaffolds, such machines shall be of an approved design.
(D) The roof irons or hooks shall be of
proper size and design, securely installed and anchored. Tiebacks of
three-quarter- inch (nineteen millimeters) manilla rope, or the
equivalent, shall serve as an additional means of anchorage,
which shall be installed as nearly as
possible at right angles to the face of the building, and shall be
secured to a structurally sound portion of the building. When no structurally
sound portion of the building permits installation substantially at right
angles to the face of the building, two tiebacks shall be used and secured at
substantially equal and opposing acute angles to the right angle. Where
outrigger beams, which shall consist of structural metal, or davits are used,
they shall be securely fastened or anchored to the frame or floor system of the
building or structure.
(E) Swinging
scaffolds shall be suspended by wire, synthetic fiber, or natural fiber ropes
capable of supporting no less than six times the rated load. All other
components shall be capable of supporting no less than four times the rated
load.
(F) Only treated or protected
fiber rope or its equivalent shall be used for or near any work involving the
use of corrosive chemicals.
(G) The
sheaves of all blocks shall fit the size and type of rope used.
(H) No more than two employees shall be
required to be on a two-point suspension scaffold designed for a working load
of five hundred pounds. No more than three employees shall be required to be on
a two-point suspension scaffold designed for a working load of seven hundred
fifty pounds.
(I) The employer shall provide an approved
safety belt or safety harness,
and
with a lifeline, for
each employee working on a swinging scaffold in compliance with rule
4123:1-17-06 of the
Administrative Code.
(J) Employees
shall not be required to use a bridge, or
to move directly, between one swinging
scaffold and another.
(K) Each
swinging scaffold shall be securely fastened to the building or structure at
each work location to prevent it from swaying. Window cleaners' anchors shall
not be used for this purpose. Tie-in anchors designed for the rated load of the
scaffold may be used.
(L) The
platform of every swinging scaffold shall be capable of sustaining four times
the rated load.
(M) All swinging
scaffolds shall have standard guardrails and toeboards on all unprotected sides
of platforms.
(N) The free ends of
fall lines from scaffolds shall be guarded to prevent tangling or
snagging.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4121.12, 4121.121, 4121.13, Const. Art. II, Section 35
Rule Amplifies: 4121.12, 4121.121, 4121.13
Prior Effective Dates: 04/01/1964, 01/01/1983, 12/01/2004
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