Prior to the installation and use of a scaffold, the contractor or licensee who is to install the scaffold, or a designated representative of the installer, shall obtain a permit for such scaffold.
Exceptions:
- A permit is not required for a two-point suspended scaffold suspended from a parapet using C-hooks.
- A permit is not required for a suspended scaffold provided:
- The scaffold is installed and used in conjunction with a construction, alteration, or demolition project that holds a valid permit from the department for such project;
- The site is closed to the public and enclosed with a fence in accordance with Section 3307; and
- The installation, use, and removal of the scaffold is confined within the site or over an area protected by sidewalk sheds or roof protection.
- Window washing equipment that is permanently anchored to the building or structure by a davit.
- A permit is not required for a supported scaffold, provided:
- The scaffold is not an outrigger scaffold (thrust out);
- No hoisting equipment with a manufacturer's rated capacity greater than 2,000 pounds (907 kg) will be located on the scaffold;
- The scaffold will not be loaded, or designed to be loaded, in excess of 75 pounds per square foot (366.15 kg/m2); and
- The scaffold is less than 40 feet (12 192 mm) in height.