#WOOD PLANKS AS A SCAFFOLD PLATFORM SERIES#

(6) Scaffolds shall be designed by a qualified person and shall be constructed and loaded in accordance with that design. I note that none of the technical resources referred to in Non-Mandatory Appendix A lists 2'-x-6' No.2 pine as scaffold grade planking.Īnswer: Section 1926.451(a) (Capacity) requires that: My first question relates to whether it is permissible to use 2'-x-6' No. Section 1926.451(b)(1) limits the permissible gap between the platform and the uprights to 9½ inches or less. The contractor has determined that based upon the anticipated load, the scaffold will meet the 4:1 capacity requirement in Subpart L. Viewed from beneath the platform, the configuration looks like this: Question 1a: Scenario: A scaffold has a 5'-x-7' frame that is decked with a 4-foot wide (5/8-inch thick) plywood sheet supported by three 2'-x-6' boards. 2 pine boards as a scaffold platform and the applicability of §1926.451(a) and §1926.451(f)(16) when erecting and dismantling scaffolds as follows:

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#WOOD PLANKS AS A SCAFFOLD PLATFORM SERIES#

1 We are responding in a series of separate letters in response this is the third in that series. You have submitted nine letters to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) containing a number of questions on the construction scaffold standard (29 CFR Part 1926 Subpart L). 2 pine boards may be used as a scaffold platform whether §1926.451(a) and §1926.451(f)(16) are applicable when erecting and dismantling scaffolds.

Wood planks as a scaffold platform