Toeboards
Regulations concerning toeboards include the following:
A. Toeboards must be provided on all open sides and ends
of railed scaffolds at locations where persons are required
to work or to pass under the scaffold and at all interior
floor, roof, and shaft openings.
1621(b)
B. Specifications for toeboards are as follows:
- A toeboard must be securely fastened at a minimum of
4 in. (nominal) in height from its top edge to the level
of the floor, platform, runway, or ramp. A toeboard must
have not more than a 1/4-in. clearance above the floor level.
It may be made of any substantial material, either solid,
or with openings not more than 1 in. in greatest dimension.
1621(b)
- Where material is piled to such a height that a standard
toeboard does not provide protection, paneling or screening
from floor to intermediate rail or top rail shall be provided.
1621(c)
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