3314.4.6 Requirements for Workers Who Use a Supported Scaffold

Every worker who uses a supported scaffold to perform his or her job tasks shall complete a department-approved four-hour training program or course, and a department-approved four-hour refresher program or course every four years thereafter, that includes instruction on the nature of electrical hazards, fall and falling object hazards, material handling on scaffolds, personal protection equipment, the nature of braces and tiebacks and their safe removal and the maximum intended load and load-handling capacities of scaffolds. The training program or course shall be conducted by a registered New York State Department of Labor apprenticeship training program or by an educational institution or school chartered, licensed or registered by the New York State Department of Education or by a provider approved by the department, and presented by an instructor(s) deemed qualified and competent in accordance with OSHA regulations.