Scaffold

Hazards

• A temporary elevated platform and supporting structure used to support workers, materials, or both.

Controls

• Use the correct scaffold class with competent-person oversight, access, planking, bracing, loading, and fall protection.

Personal protective equipment

• Select task-specific PPE only after hazards and higher-order controls have been evaluated.

Regional considerations

• Applicable law, permits, collective agreements, venue rules, and qualified-person decisions take precedence.

In practice

Use the correct scaffold class with competent-person oversight, access, planking, bracing, loading, and fall protection.

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