I have read some osha interpretations that suggest a toeboard is not required at a construction scaffold access point if it would pose a greater hazard.
Toe board requirements scaffolding.
The purpose use of toe boards.
On specialty type scaffolding which is system designed to accommodate a particular type of construction guard rail support metal may exceed the 8 foot intervals.
Footings support scaffold footings shall be level and capable of supporting the loaded scaffold.
1926 451 b guying ties and braces supported scaffolds with.
The requirements of.
1926 451 c 2 platforms supported scaffold platforms shall be fully planked or decked.
Electrical hazards building scaffold too close to power lines ungrounded damaged tools equipment on scaffold.
Toe boards are also vital scaffolding element which works in harmony with the purpose and use of handrails.
1910 23 guarding floor and wall openings and holes.
Toe board brackets are required along with scaffold toe boards.
I have also seen other references that indicate that toeboards are not required at access openings at all federal register volume 68 pages.
March 26 2010 letter 20060214 6882 re.
Scaffolding safety worker protection and fall.
Employees working near the scaffold but not required to work or pass under the scaffold are normally protected from falls of materials by the toeboard as required by 29 cfr 1926 451 2 5.
Address in more detail protection of floor openings protection of wall openings and holes protection of open sided floors platforms and runways stairway railings and guards and railings toe boards and cover specifications.
The purpose of a toe board is to safeguard tools equipment and objects that fall from the edge or is being pushed down from the structure.
However these guardrails shall be at least of equivalent strength stability and height as those required for the 8 foot intervals of 2 x 4 wood rails required by section 1926 451.
Toes board requirements as set by the hse and the us equivalent osha state a toe board must be a minimum height of at least 4 tall with a gap no less than 1 4 at the bottom with the ability to withstand a weight of 50 lbs.
Ship scaffolding however can have three quarter inch by one and a half inch edges rather than standard four inch toeboards.
Most scaffolding more than 10 feet off the ground should have toeboards at least four inches high on all open sides of the scaffolding according to osha guidelines.
Use of toeboards across scaffold access points question.
Each platform unit e g scaffold plank fabricated plank fabricated deck or fabricated platform shall be installed so that the space between adjacent units and the space between the platform and the uprights is no more than 1 inch 2 5 cm wide except where the employer can demonstrate that a wider space is necessary for example to fit around uprights when side brackets are used to.
