This course covers the requirements for construction and the safe construction and use of scaffolding using the OSHA construction scaffold standard as a guide. Course topics include hazards associated ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today renewed its alliance with the Scaffold and Access Industry Association to provide information and training to protect the safety and ...

OSHA's scaffold access rules prohibit climbing crossbraces; employers must provide alternative safe access methods. Specific requirements exist for ladders, stairways, ramps, and integrated access ...

Citations for violating scaffolding requirements consistently make it onto OSHA’s annual Top 10 list. The requirements are in 29 CFR 1926.451(a) through (h). In this Part 4, we look at the ...

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — Agents with the Occupational ...