Type of Fall Protection Required on Different Scaffolds

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Occupational Health & Safety magazine , OSHA Office of Construction & Engineering

Summary Statement

A chart listing the type of fall protection needed on different types of scaffolds.

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