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Security and Public Safety > Environmental Health and Safety Policies > Scaffolding Safety Procedures

Purpose
It is Lake Forest College’s purpose in issuing these procedures to further ensure a safe workplace based on the following formal, written procedures for scaffold work. These procedures will be reviewed and updated as needed to comply with new OSHA regulations, new best practices in scaffolding, and as business practices demand. The Director of Facilities Management (Dave Siebert) is the plan coordinator and is responsible for its implementation. Facilities Management Supervisors (Barry Delk and Joseph Hanson) will be the Supervisors for this plan, and will be responsible for the direct supervision of the plan.

Copies of the written plan may be obtained at the offices of Facilities Management, Security and Public Safety, and the Business Office of Lake Forest College.

Application
This general scaffold plan applies to all employees of Lake Forest College when using scaffolding in the performance of their duties.

All outside contractors or vendors using scaffolding to perform work at Lake Forest College will maintain responsibility to comply with all OSHA regulations.

General Procedures
The following general procedures apply to all scaffold operations for Lake Forest College.

  • Scaffolds will be erected, dismantled, or altered only under the direct supervision and direction of one of the plan Supervisors.
  • Scaffold footings and anchors must be sound and rigid.
  • Scaffolds and scaffold components will never be loaded in excess of their intended loads or rated capacities, or used in any way contrary to their design.
  • Fall protections must be provided for any employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level.
  • All employees should wear hardhats when working on or around, assembling, or dismantling scaffolds. This is our primary protection from falling objects.
  • All areas around the scaffolding should be protected, to prevent tools, materials, or equipment that may inadvertently fall from the scaffolding from striking employees or other persons.
  • Debris must not be allowed to accumulate on platforms.
  • Safety should always be a primary concern of all employees using scaffolding.
  • Employees will follow all safety procedures designated by the plan Supervisors.
  • It is the responsibility of the supervisor to review the safety procedures with the employee.
  • All questions about safety or hazards should be referred to the plan Supervisors.