Overlapping of scaffold planking.
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February 7, 2000
K. Doyle Taylor
Safety Coordinator
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
Executive Offices
One Busch Place
St. Louis, MO 63118-1852
RE: Subpart "L" - Tank Scaffolding; methods of overlapping scaffold planking
Dear Mr. Taylor:
This is in response to your June 2, 1999 letter in which you ask for clarification on tank scaffolding planking and if a variance issued on April 4, 1975, is still in effect.