- (1) You must make sure, before a scaffold is moved, that employees on the scaffold are made aware of the move.
(2) You must apply manual force being used to move a scaffold:
- (a) As close to the base as practicable; and
- (b) Within five feet (1.5 m) of the supporting surface.
- (3) You must make sure power systems used to propel mobile scaffolds have been designed for such use.
- (4) You must make sure forklifts, trucks, similar motor vehicles, or add-on motors are not used to propel scaffolds unless the scaffold has been designed to be used with that type of propulsion system.
- (5) You must stabilize scaffolds to prevent tipping when they're being moved.
(6) You must make sure a scaffold is not moved with employees riding on it unless all of the following are met:
(a) The surface on which the scaffold is being moved is:
- (i) Within three degrees of level; and
- (ii) Free of pits, holes, and obstructions;
- (b) No employee is on any part of the scaffold which extends out beyond the wheels, casters, or other supports;
- (c) Outrigger frames, when used, are installed on both sides of the scaffold;
(d) The power system, if used:
- (i) Applies the propelling force directly to the wheels; and
- (ii) Produces a speed of one foot per second (.3 mps) or less;
(e) The height of the scaffold:
- (i) Is not more than two times the least base dimension; or
- (ii) The scaffold is designed and constructed to meet or exceed nationally recognized stability test requirements, such as those listed in ANSI/SIA A92.5, Boom-Supported Elevating Work Platforms, and ANSI/SIA A92.6, Self-Propelled Elevating Work Platforms.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050. WSR 15-23-086, § 296-874-40012, 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, § 296-874-40012, filed 12/7/04, effective 3/1/05.]