Scaffold Stair Tower Inspection

Prefabricated scaffold steps or stairs manufactured on or before may 28 2005 shall comply with the design manufacture and installation requirements of either the american national standard ansi a10 8 1988 scaffolding safety requirements or the ansi asse a10 8 2001 safety.

Scaffold stair tower inspection.

Scaffold is plumb and level and resting on stable footing and a firm foundation including base plates on supported scaffolds. Thorough scaffold inspections help spot both the apparent and underlying hazards that threaten stability of the ground scaffolding tower and work structure helping protect the livelihood of the workers involved. 2 368 suggested that osha insert a new paragraph 1926 451 c 5 as follows. The scaffold does not block exits egress paths fire alarms and fire suppression systems.

If requested our team of stair tower engineers will work with you to provide even more efficient and safe solutions to your scaffold stair tower specifications. Whether subpart l or subpart x requirements apply to scaffold stair towers used for access to multistory buildings. Learn the do s and dont s of scaffolding safety in this article. At an interval of no more than every 7 days thereafter.

Make sure that the site stairway comes with an inspection list in the back of the user. It is the scaffold users hirers responsibility to ensure that all scaffolding has been inspected as follows. Another option is the site stairway which for many reasons is the most practical and cost effective solution. I have inside and or outside handrails.

Our custom stair towers are always osha compliant and manufactured from the highest quality raw materials to help ensure a long lasting product even in the harshest environments. Scaffold stair system installed at a project in bloomington in. This is in response to your april 30 1999 fax asking for clarification of osha s policy regarding the use of scaffold stair towers for access to upper floors during construction of multistory buildings. From the common ladder to the more sophisticated scaffolding access towers.

The letter from cal osha which you enclosed for our review and comments specifically addresses the issue of tower scaffold stairs and the fact that they may not be used as temporary stairways during construction of multistory buildings because they generally do not meet the subpart x requirements i e. In particular one commenter ex. When scaffold platforms are more than 2 feet 0 6 m above or below a point of access portable ladders hook on ladders attachable ladders stair towers scaffold stairways towers stairway type ladders such as ladder stands ramps walkways integral prefabricated scaffold access or direct access from another scaffold structure. The scaffold is erected at a safe distance from power lines.

24 inches in width with handrails. Following installation before first use. Following any circumstances liable to jeopardise the safety of the installation eg high winds.