Scaffold Stair Tower Safety

Scaffold stair system installed at a project in bloomington in.

Scaffold stair tower safety.

Safe use of a scaffold tower or mobile tower. 6 5 w x 6 4 t walk thru scaffold frames 6 7 x 4 hot dipped galvanized cross braces 8 coupling pins 8 spring retainer clips. Stair towers have a 5 x7 footprint which is a lot of space while our scaffold ladders have about a 1 5 x 1 5 footprint. Walk thru frame scaffolding with 76 in.

Whether subpart l or subpart x requirements apply to scaffold stair towers used for access to multistory buildings. In particular one commenter ex. Point load applied at the center of any stair tread. 2 368 suggested that osha insert a new paragraph 1926 451 c 5 as follows.

Don t risk your own life or the lives of others. So they are a convenient and practical solution to your access problems without compromising safety and security. These stair deck indoor scaffold towers are simple to assemble and come supplied with everything you need including the safety handrail working platform ladder access system and safety toe boards stabilisers and adjustable locking. Super deluxe like our deluxe towers super deluxe includes the deluxe safety rail system with the addition of 7 toe boards.

Additionally super deluxe internal stair towers are double braced and come equipped with our patented internal stair clamp technology. Stairway units and ladder covering 800 lbs. Uniformly distributed load capacity and 495 lbs. You must ensure that not only the person building the tower is.

Photo courtesy of matt mccreery according to an article dated september 22 2016 from the safety health practioner falls from height continue to be one of the biggest causes of fatalities and major injuries in the construction industry. The scaffold stair towers are the most common and safest method of obtaining access to scaffold units and should be included within this subpart. This is in response to your april 30 1999 fax asking for clarification of osha s policy regarding the use of scaffold stair towers for access to upper floors during construction of multistory buildings. This non rolling scaffold stair tower is the safest means of working at elevated heights.

The work at height 2005 regulations. 20 non rolling scaffold stair tower. I have inside and or outside handrails. These additions make this tower the ultimate in rigidity.

Scaffold ladders are faster to assemble and require fewer materials and they may be more practical when there will be less ingress and egress onto the scaffolding platform or when the scaffolding platform is not. The metaltech new complete 26 ft. Call 800 592 1718 for a free quote.