Fred Shearer & Sons Orientation

1. Only use Fred Shearer & Sons, Inc. equipment. All scaffolding used will meet the requirements established in Subpart L of OSHA 29 CFR 1926.

2. A competent person, who is properly trained and authorized by FSS, must be designated to direct and supervise the erection and dismantling of all scaffolding. The competent person will sign and attach one of the following color-coded scaffold tags to each scaffold:

• Green Tag: Scaffolding complete and ready for use.

• Red Tag: Scaffolding incomplete and not for use.

• Yellow Tag: Scaffolding usable but personal fall protection required.

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3. The competent person will inspect the scaffolding daily prior to use and sign the tag at the time of inspection. Workers required to work from scaffolding will receive training on the following:

• Nature of any known hazards, such as electrical, fall, or falling objects.

• Correct method of erecting, maintaining, and disassembling fall protection systems. Falling object protection system.

• Proper handling of equipment or material on the scaffold.

• Maximum load-carrying capacity of the scaffold.

• Any other pertinent requirements about the scaffold.

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4. During erection and dismantling of scaffolding, if deviation from the fall protection procedure is required, the Safety Director will be required to approve.

5. Prior to erection, all scaffolding components shall be inspected for defects and any damaged components will not be used.

6. Scaffolding will be erected on a firm foundation/footing. Scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights will bear on metal base plates, and mud sills

7. Scaffold legs, poles, posts, frames and uprights will be pinned or locked to prevent uplift.

8. Scaffold platforms will be constructed with no space between the platform components. The space between the platform components and the scaffold uprights will not exceed one inch.

9. Scaffold planks shall extend past the horizontal support a minimum of six inches and not more than 12 inches unless cleared or restrained by hooks.

10. Scaffold plank will not be overlapped unless:

• Overlap occurs at a horizontal support

• The minimum planking overlap is 12 inches

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11. Only scaffolding-grade planking shall be used.

12. Ladders or stairs must be used to access any scaffold platform that is more than two feet above or below the point of access. End frames of tubular welded scaffold can be used as a ladder if the following criteria are used:

• Specifically designed and constructed as ladder rungs

• Rung length of at least eight inches

• Spacing between rungs not to exceed 16 ¾ inches

• A walk through frame or gate is provided for access at each landing

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13. No worker will climb up or down a scaffold using the cross bracing.

14. All suspended scaffolds require independent safety lines for each individual. All personnel must use a full-body harness while working on all suspended scaffoldings.

15. Scaffold towers, single section or rolling scaffolds, must not exceed a four-to-one height to base ratio without structural bracing. A three-to-one ratio is required for aluminum.

16. Workers working below scaffolding will also be protected from falling objects. Scaffold will be equipped with toe plates, screening, debris netting, catch platforms, or a canopy structure.

17. Follow the JHA for all scaffolding and/or Baker Scaffolding use.