Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(14): Makeshift devices, such as but not limited to boxes and barrels, were used on top of scaffold platforms to increase the working level height of employees: The employer is failing to protect workers from the hazards of falls and striking objects in the work area when performing steel erection activities from a scaffold. This violation was most recently documented at a worksite located at 3500 East 149th Street, Kansas City, Missouri, where workers were allowed to put planks between the midrails of the guardrails on scissor lifts so as to create a temporary platform employees would stand on to reach areas they could not while standing on the floor of the lift. To abate this violation, the employer must assure that supervisors and employees are trained not to use makeshift devices to raise the working level on scaffold platforms. Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, within ten (10) days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documents showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps it is taking to ensure that employees do not work from makeshift devices on scaffold platforms.