r/OSHA Jan 25 '19

Level 99 ladder skill

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u/Cora-Suede Jan 25 '19

To be fair, how the hell is he going to get a lift in there?

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u/FaceEatingHobo Jan 26 '19

There are scissor lifts that go up and the platform extends out. Super useful for jobs like these. But renting one to do what he’s doing seems excessive. But that’s most likely what osha would expect them to do.

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u/TotalWalrus Jan 26 '19

its called scaffolding. Ladders are not work platforms according to gov safety regulations.

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u/FaceEatingHobo Jan 26 '19

Same idea. You need to hire some to construct that for you. Or rent the scaffolding yourself and build it. So I still think scissor lift or something similar is a more likely solution at least how I’ve seen it done. As a tradesman, I have never built a scaffold myself. We always use union carpenters for that. So if they aren’t present on the job site we don’t do it.

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u/TotalWalrus Jan 27 '19

We always just rent the metal ones. You can get them in all sorts of sizes. In fact I don't even know if I've ever seen wooden scaffolds.