OSHA's got you covered because they consider scissor lifts to be scaffolding. http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=INTERPRETATIONS&p_id=25003
Benjamin Young On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 10:58 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > This is a call for action to the contractors and equipment suppliers of > the Fire Sprinkler Industry. Over the past year we have encountered a new > requirement/regulation that has broad ranging financial and safety > implications to our businesses. We first encountered this issue on federal > work for the Army Corp of Engineers, then Navfac, and now it is showing up > in private commercial work. We are being told that we cannot use our normal > lift equipment to install sprinkler work in the traditional manner, i.e. > pipe fitter loads sprinkler pipe on the scissor lift, elevates the lift > platform into position and installs the pipe. The original stated reason > for this was that the safety rail on the platform was not "intended for use > as a pipe rack" . We responded to this by fabricating structural steel pipe > racks, and installing them on the platform deck. Then we were told we would > need a certification from the equipment manufacturer stating that the > platform deck was capable of managi > ng the weight of the loaded pipe racks. None of the equipment suppliers > will issue any statement, certified or otherwise, beyond the rated lift > capacity. For the first several projects, we were forced to use a separate > piece of equipment, like a roust-a-bout, to lift the pipe into place, while > the pipe fitter maneuvered his scissor lift in to place to connect and hang > the pipe. This procedure requires two men to install one piece of pipe, and > requires about four times the normal production labor rate. Also, in my > opinion, this method of installation significantly increases the risk of > personal injury or damage to the building or adjacent systems. > So my questions are: > 1) Have any of you (contractors) experienced this on your jobsites? > 2) Are there any lift equipment suppliers monitoring this forum, and if > so, do you feel any obligation to address your customers' needs? > 3) (Roland) As an Industry Association, how can we work together to > address and resolve this? > Mark at Aero > > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/private/sprinklerforum/attachments/20130228/dd85f133/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum
