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Subchapter 4. Construction Safety Orders
Article 23. Suspended Scaffolds
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§1661. Suspended Scaffolds for Loads Between 425 and 1000 Pounds.


(a) Suspended scaffolds providing all of the safety features required by Orders 1658 and 1660 may be used to support as much as 1,000 pounds if the platform and other components are designed and constructed to carry such a live load without exceeding allowable working stresses.

(b) Suspended scaffolds in this load range which are used by cement masons shall have platforms at least 24 inches wide.

NOTE: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code.

HISTORY

1. Amendment filed 7-24-87; operative 8-23-87 (Register 87, No. 33).

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