Regulations for scaffold casters.

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OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

June 24, 1992

Mr. R.E. Blake
Sales Manager
Sonny Scaffolds, Inc.
319 Harlaw Drive
Mooresville,Indiana 46158

Dear Mr. Blake:

This is in response to your letter of April 21, in which you request clarification of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations for scaffold casters. I apologize for the delay in responding to your inquiry.

Riding manually propelled mobile scaffolds at construction sites.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

May 21, 1992

Dr. Richard F. Andree, CSP, P.E., Ph.D.
Executive Vice President
Safety and Health Management Consultants, Inc.
161 William Street
New York, New York 10038

Dear Dr. Andree:

This is in response to your April 20 letter to Acting Assistant Secretary Dorothy Strunk requesting an interpretation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations addressing the riding of manually propelled mobile scaffolds at construction sites.

Aerial lift regulations; fall protection for scissor lifts.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

July 21, 1998

Dennis Vance
Safety Specialist
Safety Services
711 Low Gap Road
Princeton, WV 24740

Dear Mr. Vance:

Moving mobile (Baker) scaffolds; locking casters and wheels.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

June 8, 1998

Douglas A. Holman
1816 River Bend Road
Sevierville, TN 37876

RE: 1926.452(w)(2), [1926.452(w)(3)], [1926.452(w)(6)(iv)]

Dear Mr. Holman:

"Rustgo Work Platform".

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

MEMORANDUM FOR:     GERALD P. REIDY
                    Regional Administrator

FROM:               John B. Miles, Jr., Director
                    Directorate of Field Operations

SUBJECT:            Evaluation of the "Rustgo Work Platform"

Re: Region II Memorandum of February 13, 1985 concerning the above mentioned subject.

Requirements for scaffold toprails and midrails;moving mobile scaffolds; outrigger frames.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

June 9, 2000

Mr. Paul Schnitzler
RG Insulation
2505 East 74th Avenue
Denver, CO 80229

RE: 1905.11(b)(4), 1926.451(f)(3) & (f)(7), 1926.451(g)(4)(ii), 1926.451(g)(4)(iv), 1926.451(g)(4)(ix), 1926.452(w)(2) & (w)(3), 1926.452(w)(6)(ii), 1926.452(w)(6)(iii), Subpart L Appendix A, Scaffold Toprails, Scaffold Midrails, Moving Mobile Scaffolds, Outrigger Frames

Dear Mr. Schnitzler:

Evaluation of a single-person, manually propelled, mobile work platform.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

 

 

Safety Standards regulating the stability of mobile scaffolds, scissor lifts, and aerial work platforms.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

June 10, 2002

Paul S. Walsh
1928 South Park
Up Front North Apartment Buffalo, NY 14220

Re: §§1926.452(w) and 1926.453; scissor lifts and aerial lifts

Dear Mr. Walsh:

This letter is in response to your inquiry addressed to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration dated April 17, 2002 concerning your recollections of a 1999 construction project in Huntsville, Texas.

Use of aerial lifts to transport workers to elevated workstations; scissor lifts are not covered by the aerial lift provisions.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

 

 

Fall protection, training, inspection and design requirements of aerial lifts and scissor lifts/scaffolds.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

February 23, 2000

Mr. Thomas L. Dahl
Venture Safety Engineer
Newberg-Perini Stone & Webster
6500 North Dresdon Road
Morris, Ill 60450

RE: Subpart "L" and Appendices, Scissors Lifts

Dear Mr. Dahl:

This is in response to your May 26, 1998, letter in which you ask the following series of questions relating to Subpart L, scaffolds. Please accept our apology for the long delay in responding to this inquiry.