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Type of Fall Protection Required on Different
Scaffolds |
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OSHA Office of Construction & Engineering
Q: How will I know what kind of fall protection to provide for a specific-type of scaffold?
A: The following
chart illustrated the type of fall protection required for specific scaffolds.
| Aerial lifts | Personal fall arrest system |
| Boatswains' chair | Personal fall arrest system |
| Catenary scaffold | Personal fall arrest system |
| Crawling board (chicken ladder) | Personal fall arrest system, or a guardrail system, or a 3/4 inch (1.9 cm)diameter grabline or equivalent handhold securely fastened beside each crawling board |
| Float scaffold | Personal fall arrest system |
| Ladder jack scaffold | Personal fall arrest system |
| Needle beam scaffold | Personal fall arrest system |
| Self-contained scaffold | Both a personal adjustable scaffold arrest system and a guardrail system |
| Single-point and two-point suspension scaffolds | Both a personal fall arrest system and a guardrail system |
| Supported scaffold | Personal fall arrest system of guardrail system |
| All scaffolds not specified above | Personal fall arrest system or guardrail systems that meet the required criteria |
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