Establishes inspection procedures and provides clarification to ensure uniform enforcement of the scaffold standards for construction.
Inspection procedures for enforcing Subpart L, Scaffolds used in construction. Reports that although specific accident ratios cannot be projected for the estimated 3.6 million construction workers currently covered by subpart L, estimates that of the 510,500 injuries and illnesses that occur in the construction industry annually, 9,750 are related to scaffolds. Safety Standards for Scaffolds Used in the Construction Industry. Safety Standards for Scaffolds Used in the Construction Industry. State Plans are required to have standards and enforcement programs that are at least as effective as OSHA's and may have different or more stringent requirements. 
There are twenty-eight OSHA-approved State Plans, operating state-wide occupational safety and health programs.
For additional information on specific state plans or other general standards, see the general industry Standards section. Appendix E, Sample fall protection plan - Non-mandatory guidelines for complying with. Provides drawings of particular types of scaffolds and scaffold components, as well as graphic illustrations of bracing patterns and tie spacing patterns. Appendix E, Drawings and illustrations. Appendix D, List of training topics for scaffold erectors and dismantlers. Appendix C, List of national consensus standards. Appendix B, Criteria for determining the feasibility of providing safe access and fall protection for scaffold erectors and dismantlers. Provides non-mandatory guidelines to assist employers in complying with the requirements of subpart L of this part. 21(b)(2) as these relate to the hazards of work on scaffolds. Supplements and clarifies the requirements of. 1926.452, Additional requirements applicable to specific types of scaffolds. 1926.450, Scope, application and definitions applicable to this subpart. This section highlights OSHA standards, preambles to final rules (background to final rules), Federal Register notices (rules, proposed rules), directives (instruction to OSHA staff), and letters of interpretation (official letters of interpretation of the standards) related to scaffolding. Scaffolding hazards are addressed in specific standards for the construction industry. Hazards are identified, as well as the controls that keep these hazards from becoming tragedies. Provides illustrated safety checklists for specific types of scaffolds. This eTool contains information that helps workers identify and control the hazards that cause the most serious construction-related injuries. Construction can be a safe occupation when workers are aware of the hazards, and an effective Safety and Health Program is used. This is one of OSHA's Strategic Management Plan Focus Areas. These incidents can be avoided by compliance with OSHA standards. 
Scaffold incidents causing injury or death to workers is often the result of either the planking or support giving way, by the worker slipping, the absence of fall protection, or being struck by a falling object. Protecting these workers from scaffold-related incidents can prevent injuries and deaths attributed to falls from scaffolding each year. Millions of workers in the construction industry work on scaffolds.
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