Do the OSHA standards prohibit tying off to a scaffold?
. In that letter OSHA stated: It is OSHA’s position that scaffolding can function as a suitable anchorage for fall arrest systems when the scaffolding section so used is erected and braced such that the criteria of ยง1926.502(d)(15) are met. This applies whether the scaffold is partially built (i.e., being erected or disassembled) or completely built. Question 3: During the erection and dismantling of shoring, is it permissible for employees to climb the end frames? Is there a requirement that employees doing this work have fall protection? Answer: Subpart Q, Concrete and Masonry Construction, sets out the general requirements for formwork. Section 1926.700(b)(2) defines formwork as including shoring: Formwork means the total system of support for freshly placed or partially cured concrete, including the mold or sheeting (form) that is in contact with the concrete as well as all supporting members including shores, reshores, hardware, braces, and related hardware. No provision in Subpar
