Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 004A Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(vii): Each toprail or equivalent member of a guardrail system was not capable of withstanding, without failure, a force applied in any downward or horizontal direction at any point along its top edge of at least 100 pounds (445 n) for guardrail systems installed on single-point adjustable suspension scaffolds or two-point adjustable suspension scaffolds, and at least 200 pounds (890 n) for guardrail systems installed on all other scaffolds: a) On or about May 16, 2022, The Museum of Outdoor Arts did not ensure that each toprail or equivalent member of a guardrail system was capable of withstanding, without failure, a 200-pound force in any downward or horizontal direction at any point along its top edge. Employees were exposed to fall hazards greater than 15 feet while setting up a botanical wall exhibit while working from an Aluma Pole pump-jack scaffold. The scaffold was set up with a workbench as a toprail. The workbench with a load of plants on its surface collapsed allowing a worker to fall more than 15 feet to the ground.