This course covers the requirements for construction and the safe construction and use of scaffolding using the OSHA construction scaffold standard as a guide. Course topics include hazards associated ...

Platforms must be fully planked or decked between front uprights and guardrail supports, with minimal gaps allowed. Minimum platform width is 16 in., with some exceptions based on space constraints.

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Roth Metal Works, a Brooklyn steel erection contractor, faces a total of $45,750 in proposed fines for one willful and four serious citations. The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and ...

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Supported scaffolds are built on the ground and come in standard lengths. When scaffolds reach a height-to-base ratio of 4:1 or greater, they must be restrained from tipping by OSHA-approved methods.