climbing scaffolding

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## OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY, 2020 - (3) While a scaffold mentioned in subsection (1) is being constructed, erected, used, maintained or dismantled, an employer, contractor or owner shall keep at the worksite all drawings and supplementary information regarding the scaffold, including: - (a) the dimensions, specifications, type and grade of all components of the scaffold; and - (b) the maximum load and the maximum working load that the scaffold is designed or manufactured to support. - (4) An employer, contractor or owner shall make readily available to the workers a copy of the drawings and supplementary information mentioned in subsection (3). 31 Dec 2020 c S-15.1 Reg 10 s12-10. ## Half-horse scaffolds - 12-11 (1) An employer or contractor shall ensure that the legs of a half-horse scaffold are not spliced, are less than 3 metres high and have an angle of repose and an angle of splay that are 15 from the vertical. ° - (2) An employer or contractor shall ensure that a ladder is used to provide access to and exit from a half-horse scaffold. 31 Dec 2020 c S-15.1 Reg 10 s12-11. ## Bracket scaffolds 12-12 An employer or contractor shall ensure that the brackets of a bracket scaffold are securely attached to prevent the brackets from dislodging and are not more than 3 metres apart. 31 Dec 2020 c S-15.1 Reg 10 s12-12. ## Ladderjack scaffolds - 12-13 An employer or contractor shall ensure that: - (a) brackets and ladders used for a ladderjack scaffold are: - (i) designed and constructed to support the anticipated load safely; and - (ii) used according to the manufacturer's specifications and recommendations; and - (b) ladders used for a ladderjack scaffold are not more than 3 metres apart. 31 Dec 2020 c S-15.1 Reg 10 s12-13. ## Single-pole scaffolds - 12-14 An employer or contractor shall ensure that: - (a) a single-pole scaffold is adequately supported in 2 directions by a system of diagonal braces that are: - (i) not more th…

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## 29 CFR 1926 (OSHA) - (5) Ramps and walkways. (i) Ramps and walkways 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall have guardrail systems which comply with subpart M of this part-Fall Protection; - (ii) No ramp or walkway shall be inclined more than a slope of one (1) vertical to three (3) horizontal (20 degrees above the horizontal). - (iii) If the slope of a ramp or a walkway is steeper than one (1) vertical in eight (8) horizontal, the ramp or walkway shall have cleats not more than fourteen (14) inches (35 cm) apart which are securely fastened to the planks to provide footing. - (6) Integral prefabricated scaffold access frames shall: - (i) Be specifically designed and constructed for use as ladder rungs; - (ii) Have a rung length of at least 8 inches (20 cm); - (iii) Not be used as work platforms when rungs are less than 11 Ú inches in length, unless each 1 2 affected employee uses fall protection, or a positioning device, which complies with §1926.502; - (iv) Be uniformly spaced within each frame section; - (v) Be provided with rest platforms at 35-foot (10.7 m) maximum vertical intervals on all supported scaffolds more than 35 feet (10.7 m) high; and - (vi) Have a maximum spacing between rungs of 16 Ú inches (43 cm). Non-uniform rung spacing 3 4 caused by joining end frames together is allowed, provided the resulting spacing does not exceed 16 Ú inches (43 cm). 3 4 - (7) Steps and rungs of ladder and stairway type access shall line up vertically with each other between rest platforms. - (8) Direct access to or from another surface shall be used only when the scaffold is not more than 14 inches (36 cm) horizontally and not more than 24 inches (61 cm) vertically from the other surface. - (9) Effective September 2, 1997, access for employees erecting or dismantling supported scaffolds shall be in accordance with the following: - (i) The employer shall provide safe means of access for each employee erecting or dismantling a scaffold where the provision of…

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- (c) is secured to prevent movement in any direction that may endanger an employee, and - (d) has a slip-resistant surface. 2024-38 ## Scaffolds - miscellaneous requirements 133 (1) An employer shall ensure that - (a) lean-to scaffolds on wall brackets are not used, - (b) the inner supports of the supporting members on a single pole scaffold are of adequate construction and securely fastened to a wall, - (c) a safe means of access is provided to all working levels of a scaffold, and - (d) no person uses cross-bracing or diagonal bracing on a scaffold for climbing. ## Protection of employee working below scaffold 133 (2) Where an employee is working on a scaffold above another employee, the employee working above shall ensure that the employee below is protected from the hazard of objects falling from the higher level by overhead protection or by such means as tying off tools and other unsecured objects on the higher level. ## Working on a scaffold 134 An employee who works on a scaffold and an em -ployer shall each ensure that - (a) only materials for current use are kept on the scaffold, - (b) the scaffold is not moved with employees or un -secured tools, materials or equipment on the scaffold, and - (c) a diagonal supporting brace is removed at the working face level only for access and only if precau -tions are taken to ensure that the strength of the scaf -fold is not weakened and the brace is replaced after the work is completed. - c) sont fixés de façon à les empêcher de se déplacer en tout sens de manière à présenter un danger pour les salariés; - d) sont munis d'une surface antidérapante. 2024-38 ## Échafaudages - exigences d'ordre général 133 (1) L'employeur doit s'assurer que - a) les échafaudages étayés sur des consoles murales ne sont pas utilisés, - b) les supports intérieurs des éléments de soutien des échafaudages à écoperche unique sont de cons -truction convenable et …

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## GENERAL REQUIREMENTS - (iii) When erecting or dismantling tubular welded frame scaffolds, (end) frames, with horizontal members that are parallel, level and are not more than 22 inches apart vertically may be used as climbing devices for access, provided they are erected in a manner that creates a usable ladder and provides good hand hold and foot space. - (iv) Cross braces on tubular welded frame scaffolds shall not be used as a means of access or egress. ## (f) Use. - (1) Scaffolds and scaffold components shall not be loaded in excess of their maximum intended loads or rated capacities, whichever is less. - (2) The use of shore or lean-to scaffolds is prohibited. - (3) Scaffolds and scaffold components shall be inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity. - (4) Any part of a scaffold damaged or weakened such that its strength is less than that required by paragraph (a) of this section shall be immediately repaired or replaced, braced to meet those provisions, or removed from service until repaired. - (5) Scaffolds shall not be moved horizontally while employees are on them, unless they have been designed by a registered professional engineer specifically for such movement or, for mobile scaffolds, where the provisions of §1926.452(w) are followed. - (6) The clearance between scaffolds and power lines shall be as follows: Scaffolds shall not be erected, used, dismantled, altered, or moved such that they or any conductive material handled on them might come closer to exposed and energized power lines than as follows: ## Insulated Lines Exception to paragraph (f)(6): Scaffolds and materials may be closer to power lines than specified above where such clearance is necessary for performance of work, and only after the utility company, or electrical system operator, has been notified of the need to work closer and the utility company, or electrical syst…

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L ## GENERAL REQUIREMENTS - (7) Scaffolds shall be erected, moved, dismantled, or altered only under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration. Such activities shall be performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person. - (8) Employees shall be prohibited from working on scaffolds covered with snow, ice, or other slippery material except as necessary for removal of such materials. - (9) Where swinging loads are being hoisted onto or near scaffolds such that the loads might contact the scaffold, tag lines or equivalent measures to control the loads shall be used. - (10) Suspension ropes supporting adjustable suspension scaffolds shall be of a diameter large enough to provide sufficient surface area for the functioning of brake and hoist mechanisms. - (11) Suspension ropes shall be shielded from heat-producing processes. When acids or other corrosive substances are used on a scaffold, the ropes shall be shielded, treated to protect against the corrosive substances, or shall be of a material that will not be damaged by the substance being used. - (12) Work on or from scaffolds is prohibited during storms or high winds unless a competent person has determined that it is safe for employees to be on the scaffold and those employees are protected by a personal fall arrest system or wind screens. Wind screens shall not be used unless the scaffold is secured against the anticipated wind forces imposed. - (13) Debris shall not be allowed to accumulate on platforms. - (14) Makeshift devices, such as but not limited to boxes and barrels, shall not be used on top of scaffold platforms to increase the working level height of employees. - (15) Ladders shall not be used on scaffolds to increase the working level height of employees, except on large area scaffolds where employers have satisfied the following criteria: - (i) When the ladder is placed agai…