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Slide 11
    TEXT VERSION OF SLIDE:

    Title: 1926.451(b) Platform construction
    Type: Text Slide with Image
    Content:

    • Fully planked and decked
      - No more than 1" gap between adjacent units and platform and uprights
      - Max openings between platform and uprights 9 -1/2"
      - Platform and walkways at least 18" wide
    [Includes photo of an employee working on improperly constructed scaffold]

    Speaker Notes:

    Description: (1) Platform consists of only one plank; (2) Plank is supported by another plank that is supported by a window sill; (3) No fall protection.

    Corrective Action: Provide adequate support for planks. Fully plank Platform. Provide fall protection
     
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