Important:

This section does not apply to two-point adjustable suspension scaffolds used as masons' or stonesetters' scaffolds.

1. (1) You must make sure platforms more than thirty-six inches (0.9 m) wide have been designed by a qualified person to prevent unstable conditions.

2. (2) You must make sure platforms are one of the following:

   1. (a) Ladder-type;
   2. (b) Plank-type;
   3. (c) Beam-type;
   4. (d) Light-metal type.

3. (3) You must make sure the design of light-metal type platforms have been tested and listed by a nationally recognized testing laboratory if they:

   1. (a) Have a rated capacity of seven hundred fifty pounds or less; or
   2. (b) Have a length of forty feet (12.2 m) or less.
4. (4) You must securely fasten the platform to the hangers (stirrups) using U-bolts or other means that satisfy the section titled, Make sure suspended scaffolds and scaffold components meet these strength requirements, WAC 296-874-30002.

5. (5) You must make sure fiber or synthetic ropes are used with blocks that:

   1. (a) Consist of at least one double and one single block and;
   2. (b) Have sheaves that fit the size of the rope used.

6. (6) You must make sure employees move from one platform to another only when all of the following are met:

   1. (a) The platforms are at the same height;
   2. (b) The platforms are abutting;
   3. (c) Walk-through stirrups are used that have been specifically designed to allow employee passage.

7. (7) You must make sure two-point scaffolds that are bridged or otherwise connected together when being raised or lowered meet both of the following:

   1. (a) The bridge connections are articulated;

   2. (b) The hoists are properly sized.

      Reference:

      For specific fall protection requirements for employees on two-point adjustable suspension scaffolds, go to WAC 296-874-20056.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050. WSR 15-23-086, § 296-874-30046, filed 11/17/15, effective 12/18/15. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. WSR 05-01-054, § 296-874-30046, filed 12/7/04, effective 3/1/05.]