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

Universal Citation: 12 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs § 23-5.15

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.

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