OSHA published data on its most frequently cited standards, as well as penalty amounts, for fiscal year 2008 (October 2007 through September 2008). For a second year in a row, two construction ...

In keeping with tradition, OSHA was on hand to reveal its Top 10 Most Cited Standards at the 2024 National Safety Council Safety Congress & Expo. At the event, Scott Ketcham, director of the ...

Citations for violating scaffolding requirements consistently make it onto OSHA’s annual Top 10 list. The requirements are found in 29 CFR 1926.451(a) through (h). All of these are under the subhead ...

This course covers the requirements for construction and the safe construction and use of scaffolding using the OSHA construction scaffold standard as a guide. Course topics include hazards associated ...

A United States District Court (N.D. California) ( “Court”) addressed in a February 3rd Order an issue arising out of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) scaffolding regulations ...

Scaffolding is used on construction or renovation worksites as a temporary structure to support and allow workers to perform their duties. It is often used off the ground, at raised or higher levels.

OSHA's scaffold access rules prohibit climbing crossbraces; employers must provide alternative safe access methods. Specific requirements exist for ladders, stairways, ramps, and integrated access ...