PDFWAC 296-874-20020
Provide safe access to scaffolds.
(1) You must provide scaffold platforms more than two feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access with at least one of the following means of access:
(a) Portable, hook-on, or attachable ladder;
(b) Stairway-type ladder;
(c) Ladder stand;
(d) Stair tower (scaffold stairway or tower);
(e) Ramp;
(f) Walkway;
(g) Integral prefabricated scaffold access;
(h) Direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface.
(2) You must make sure crossbraces are not used as a means of access.
Reference: | For requirements about integral prefabricated scaffold access, go to WAC 296-874-40020. |