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WAC 296-874-20004	Agency filings affecting this section
Make sure scaffolds are erected, moved, altered, or dismantled by appropriate persons.

  

     You must:

     • Make sure scaffolds are erected, moved, altered, or dismantled only when the work is:

     – Supervised and directed by a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling, or alteration;

     AND

     – Done by experienced and trained employees selected by the competent person.

     Definition:

     A competent person is someone who:

     • Is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees;

     AND

     • Has the authority to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. 05-01-054, § 296-874-20004, filed 12/7/04, effective 3/1/05.]