Industry Standards

Part 1910
SUBPART D
WALKING - WORKING SURFACES
1910.28 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR SCAFFOLDING
(a) "General requirements for all scaffolds."

1. Scaffolds shall be furnished and erected in accordance with this standard for persons engaged in work that cannot be done safely from the ground or from solid construction except that ladders used for such work shall conform to 1910.25 and 1910.26.
   
   
2. The footing or anchorage for scaffolds shall be sound, rigid, and capable of carrying the maximum intended load without settling or displacement. Unstable objects such as barrels, boxes, loose brick, or concrete blocks shall not be used to support scaffolds or planks.
   
   
3. (Reserved)
   
   
4. Scaffolds and their components shall be capable of supporting without failure at least four times the maximum load intended.
   
   
5. Scaffolds and other devices mentioned or described in this section shall be maintained in safe condition.  Scaffolds shall not be altered or moved horizontally while they are in use or occupied.
   
   
6. Any scaffold damaged or weakened from any cause shall be immediately repaired and shall not be used until repairs have been made.
   
   
7. Scaffolds shall not be loaded in excess of the working load for which they are intended.
   
   
8. All load-carrying timber members of scaffolding framing shall be a minimum of 1500 f. (Stress Grade) construction grade lumber.  All dimensions are nominal sizes as provided in the American Lumber Standards, except that where rough sizes are noted, only rough and undressed lumber or the size specified will satisfy minimum requirements. (Note: Where nominal sizes of lumber are used in place of rough sizes, the nominal size lumber shall be such as to provide equivalent strength to that specified in Tables D-7 through D-12 and D-16).
   
   
9. All planking shall be Scaffold Grade as recognized by grading rules for the species of wood used.  The maximum permissible spans for 2x9 inch or wider planks are shown in the following table.
   
   The maximum permissible span for 1 1/4 x 9-inch or wider plank of full thickness is 4 feet with medium loading of 50 p.s.f

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Excerpts from the current ANSI A10.8 standard.

“5.2.9 Allowable design properties for laminated wood planks shall be as determined and published by the manufacturer”

“5.2.10 All laminated planks shall bear the seal of an independent, nationally recognized inspection agency certifying compliance with the design criteria referenced herein.”