New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Chapter I - Industrial Board Of Appeals
Subchapter A - The Industrial Code
Part 23 - Protection In Construction, Demolition And Excavation Operations
Subpart 23-5 - Scaffolding
Section 23-5.15 - Lean-to scaffolds
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 12, March 26, 2025
(a) Limited use of lean-to scaffolds.
Lean-to scaffolds shall not be used or erected to a height exceeding 10 feet above the ground, grade or equivalent surface. Lean-to scaffolds shall be used only as light duty scaffolds.
(b) Scaffold construction.
The spread between the legs of any lean-to scaffold, measured at the feet, shall be at least equal to one-half the height of such scaffold. The maximum span for two-inch by nine-inch planking shall be 10 feet and the maximum span for one and one-quarter inch by nine-inch planking shall be six feet. The minimum sizes of members of lean-to scaffold supports shall be as specified in Table XV of this Subpart.
TABLE XV MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR LEAN-TO SCAFFOLDS
| Members | Dimensions |
| Horizontal bearers | 2" * 6" |
| Legs | 2" * 4" |
| Braces between legs | 1" * 6" |
| Gusset braces at top of legs | 1" * 6" |
| Half diagonal braces | 1" * 6" |
| Maximum spans of planking: | |
| 2" * 9" | 10 ft. |
| 1 1/4 " * 9" | 6 ft. |
