Scaffold Safety Best Practices
Fall protection is required on any scaffold that is more than 10 feet above a lower level. Fall protection can include guardrails or fall arrest systems.
Fall arrest systems are required on suspended scaffolds and on any scaffold where a guardrail cannot be properly installed. Personal fall-arrest systems include harnesses, components of the harness, such as D-rings, and snap hooks, lifelines, and anchorage points.
The following types of scaffolds require fall arrest systems:
- Boatswain's chair
- Catenary
- Float
- Needle beam
- Ladder
- Pump jack
Fall arrest systems and guardrails are both required on single- and two-point adjustable suspension scaffolds.
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