Please choose the correct answers for the following:
Name:________________________________DATE: _________________Signature:____________
1. A scaffold is designed to support its own weight and six times the maximum intended load. True or False 2. Fall protection is required when working ____ feet above a lower level. 3. Name two things for which suspension scaffold ropes should be inspected:________________________ _________________________ 4. Wood planks should be painted the same color as other scaffold components so that you know they belong together. True or False 5. Platforms should extend at least ____ inches over the supports to prevent tipping. 6. Screens or solid panels can be used as part of the guardrail system and also to protect workers below from: __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ 7. Climbing cross braces is an acceptable way to access scaffolds that are less than 10 feet above a lower surface. True or False 8. In addition to normal operating brakes, suspension scaffold ropes must have: __________________________________________________________ 9. Name one of the precautions required when using a ladder on a scaffold: __________________________________________________________
10. How often should a scaffold be inspected?________________________
Scaffold Safety Quiz
11: All scaffolds and workers who use them are covered by one OSHA general industry standard. __ True __ False
12. A scaffold should be able to support at least four times its maximum intended load of people and equipment. __ True __ False
13. A suspended scaffold's rope should be able to hold at least six times its maximum intended load of people and equipment. __ True __ False
14. If scaffolds have guardrails, workers on them never need to use a personal fall protection