California Code of Regulations
Title 8 - Industrial Relations
Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations
Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety
Subchapter 4 - Construction Safety Orders
Appendix B - Handy Construction Data; Facts; and Information
Plate B-18 - Light-Trade Pole Scaffold

Universal Citation: 8 CA Code of Regs Plate B-18

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

For Scaffolds Over 20 Feet High Use 3" x 4" Uprights

For carpenters, lathers, shinglers, painters, plasterers, sheet metal workers and other trades not using heavy tools or storing heavy materials on the scaffold.

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NOTE:

(1) Continuous sills may be required on pavement or other surfaces that might cause slipping. When uprights are placed on the ground, they must rest on sills or foot blocks that are adequate to sustain the load.

(2) Ladders do not have to be placed as shown, but may be located at any suitable place on the scaffold that gives proper access to the platform or platforms.

1. Repealer and new Plate B-18 filed 3-19-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No. 12).
2. Amendment filed 7-24-87; operative 8-23-87 (Register 87, No. 33).
3. Change without regulatory effect providing more legible illustrations filed 8-4-2008 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2008, No. 32).

Note: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code.

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