Section 296-874-30046 - Meet these requirements when using two-point adjustable suspension scaffolds (swing stages) Important:
This section does not apply to two-point adjustable suspension scaffolds used as masons' or stonesetters' scaffolds.
Reference: | For requirements for masons' or stonesetters' scaffolds, go to WAC 296-874-30040. |
(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) You must make sure platforms are one of the following:(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:(a) Have a rated capacity of seven hundred fifty pounds or less; or(b) Have a length of forty feet (12.2 m) or less. (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) You must make sure fiber or synthetic ropes are used with blocks that: (a) Consist of at least one double and one single block; and(b) Have sheaves that fit the size of the rope used. (6) You must make sure employees move from one platform to another only when all of the following are met: (a) The platforms are at the same height;(b) The platforms are abutting;(c) Walk-through stirrups are used that have been specifically designed to allow employee passage. (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: (a) The bridge connections are articulated;(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. |
Wash. Admin. Code § 296-874-30046
Amended by WSR 15-23-086, Filed 11/17/2015, effective 12/18/2015Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. 05-01-054, § 296-874-30046, filed 12/7/04, effective 3/1/05.