Testing requirements for the power units or manually operated winches of single-point adjustable suspension scaffolds.

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September 5, 1986

Mr. J. Thomas Wolner
R & D Engineer
D B Industries, Inc.
Post Office Box 46
Red Wing, Minnesota 55066

Dear Mr. Wolner:

This is in response to your letter of August 20, 1986, concerning in Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) testing requirements for the power units or manually operated winches of single-point adjustable suspension scaffolds.

Clarification of our scaffold standards.

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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.

August 29, 1986

Mr. Marvin May
Power Climber
4640 Sperry Street
Post Office Box 39165
Los Angeles, California 90039-1018

Dear Mr. May:

This is in response to your letter of August 5, 1986, requesting a clarification of our scaffold standards.

Standards for scaffolds do not prohibit the intermingling of scaffolding components.

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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.

October 24, 1986

Mr. Loren G. Helmreich
Norvell & Associates
One Woodway Center
6363 Woodway, Suite 275
Houston, Texas 77057

Dear Mr. Helmreich:

This is in response to your letter of September 25, requesting a clarification of 29 CFR 1926.451 concerning the intermingling of scaffolding components.

No scaffold shall be erected, moved, dismantled, or altered except under the supervision of competent persons.

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.

September 26, 1995

Mr. Jules DiRocco
Safety Consultant
Sun Company, Inc.
Ten Penn Center Market Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-1699

Dear Mr. DiRocco:

This is in response to your letter of June 20 to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in which you asked if one person could act as a competent person for multiple scaffolding activities which are not necessarily in close proximity to each other.

Duties of the competent person during the erecting, dismantling and moving of 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 24, 1997

Mr. Douglas A. Holman
1816 Bend Road
Sevierville, Tennessee 37876

Dear Mr. Holman:

This is in response to your telefax transmission of January 9, concerning the duties of the competent person during the erecting, dismantling and moving of scaffolds.

Scaffolds used in the Construction Industry.

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 15, 1997

Mr. Eric Ames Tilles
Morgan, Lewis and Bockius LLP
2000 One Logan Square
Philadelphia, PA 19103-6993

Dear Mr. Tilles:

This is in response to your letter of December 12, 1996, concerning the recently revised Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standard addressing Scaffolds Used in the Construction Industry (subpart L, part 1926).

Personnel platform attached directly to a boom.

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May 23, 1989

Karl Brendal, P.E.
National Cooperative Refinery Association
200 South Main Street
Post Office Box 1404
McPherson, Kansas 67460

Dear Mr. Brendal

This is in response to your correspondence and subsequent phone conversations with members of my staff, concerning which standard(s) would apply to a personnel platform attached directly to a boom.

OSHA's requirement for the width of planks used on pump jack.

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March 21, 1997

Mr. William H. Lewis
National Sales Advisor
Alum-A-Pole Corporation
832 Sycamore Drive
Lansdale, Pennsylvania 19446-3128

Dear Mr. Lewis:

This is in response to your letter of March 5, requesting a clarification of the Occupational Safety and Heath Administration (OSHA) requirement for the width of planks used on pump jack scaffolds.

Enforcement policy for stall loads of scaffold hoists.

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.

December 17, 1996

Mr. Cliff Theve
Griphoist, Inc.
P.O. Box 68
Westwood, MA 02090

Dear Mr. Theve:

This is in response to your letter of October 15 concerning the recently revised occupational Safety and Health in Administration (OSHA) standard addressing scaffolds used the construction industry (61 FR 46026). In particular, you expressed concern over several provisions of §1926.451(a) that address scaffold hoist stall loads.

Use of non-flowable material for counter weights in rigging outrigger beams.

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February 11, 1982

Mr. Harold Gidish
Power Climber Inc.
P. O. Box 39759
4560 Sperry Street
Los Angeles, California 90039

Dear Mr. Gidish:

This is in response to your letter of January 28, 1982, concerning the use of non-flowable material for counter weights in rigging outrigger beams.