Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002B Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(1)(ii):Criteria for supported scaffolds. Guys, ties, and braces shall be installed according to the scaffold manufacturer's recommendations or at the closest horizontal member to the 4:1 height and be repeated vertically at locations of horizontal members every 20 feet (6.1 m) or less thereafter for scaffolds 3 feet (0.91 m) wide or less, and every 26 feet (7.9 m) or less thereafter for scaffolds greater than 3 feet (0.91 m) wide. The top guy, tie or brace of completed scaffolds shall be placed no further than the 4:1 height from the top. Such guys, ties and braces shall be installed at each end of the scaffold and at horizontal intervals not to exceed 30 feet (9.1 m) (measured from one end [not both] towards the other). a) On or about May 16, 2024, Weidenbein Enterprises, Inc. did not ensure guys, ties, and braces were installed on the tube scaffold that was erected approximately 36 feet or 6 bucks high located at 600 Buckskin Trail Xenia, OH 45385 while employees were laying brick, exposing them to a fall hazard of approximately 18 feet caused by the potential for the scaffold to collapse or tip over.