[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 49CFR214.109]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                             TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 214_RAILROAD WORKPLACE SAFETY--Table of Contents

 

                Subpart B_Bridge Worker Safety Standards

 

Sec. 214.109  Scaffolding.



    (a) Scaffolding used in connection with railroad bridge maintenance, 

inspection, testing, and construction shall be constructed and 

maintained in a safe condition and meet the following minimum 

requirements:

    (1) Each scaffold and scaffold component, except suspension ropes 

and guardrail systems, but including footings and anchorage, shall be 

capable of supporting, without failure, its own weight and at least four 

times the maximum intended load applied or transmitted to that scaffold 

or scaffold component.

    (2) Guardrail systems shall be capable of withstanding, without 

failure, a force of at least 200 pounds applied within two inches of the 

top edge, in any outward or downward direction, at any point along the 

top edge.

    (3) Top edge height of toprails, or equivalent guardrail system 

member, shall be 42 inches, plus or minus three inches. Supports shall 

be at intervals not to exceed eight feet. Toeboards shall be a minimum 

of four inches in height.

    (4) Midrails, screens, mesh, intermediate vertical members, solid 

panels, and equivalent structural members shall be capable of 

withstanding, without failure, a force of at least 150 pounds applied in 

any downward or outward direction at any point along the midrail or 

other member.

    (5) Midrails shall be installed at a height midway between the top 

edge of the guardrail system and the walking/working level.

    (b) Scaffolds shall not be altered or moved while they are occupied. 

This paragraph does not apply to vertical movements of mobile scaffolds 

that are



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designed to move vertically while occupied.

    (c) An access ladder or equivalent safe access shall be provided.

    (d) All exposed surfaces shall be prepared and cleared to prevent 

injury due to laceration, puncture, tripping, or falling hazard.

    (e) All scaffold design, construction, and repair shall be completed 

by competent individuals trained and knowledgeable about design 

criteria, intended use, structural limitations, and procedures for 

proper repair.

    (f) Manually propelled mobile ladder stands and scaffolds shall 

conform to the following:

    (1) All manually propelled mobile ladder stands and scaffolds shall 

be capable of carrying the design load.

    (2) All ladder stands, scaffolds, and scaffold components shall be 

capable of supporting, without failure, displacement, or settlement, its 

own weight and at least four times the maximum intended load applied or 

transmitted to that ladder stand, scaffold, or scaffold component.

    (3) All exposed surfaces shall be free from sharp edges or burrs.

    (4) The maximum work level height shall not exceed four times the 

minimum or least base dimensions of any mobile ladder stand or scaffold. 

Where the basic mobile unit does not meet this requirement, suitable 

outrigger frames shall be employed to achieve this least base dimension, 

or equivalent provisions shall be made to guy or brace the unit against 

tipping.

    (5) The minimum platform width for any work level shall not be less 

than 20 inches for mobile scaffolds (towers). Ladder stands shall have a 

minimum step width of 16 inches. The steps of ladder stands shall be 

fabricated from slip resistant treads.

    (6) Guardrails and midrails shall conform to the requirements listed 

in paragraph (a) of this section.

    (7) A climbing ladder or stairway shall be provided for proper 

access and egress, and shall be affixed or built into the scaffold and 

so located that in its use it will not have a tendency to tip the 

scaffold.

    (8) Wheels or casters shall be capable of supporting, without 

failure, at least four times the maximum intended load applied or 

transmitted to that component. All scaffold casters shall be provided 

with a positive wheel and/or swivel lock to prevent movement. Ladder 

stands shall have at least two of the four casters and shall be of the 

swivel type.