1926.451(a)(12)

Whether it is permissible to use a concrete block hanging on a coupling pin as a counterweight to prevent a scaffold from tipping.

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June 17, 2005

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

Re: Whether it is permissible to use a concrete block hanging on a coupling pin as a counterweight to prevent a scaffold from tipping; §1926.451

Dear Mr. Holman: