However, employers must ensure that scaffolds are designed, erected, used and maintained in compliance with the provisions of Part 1926 Subpart L?Scaffolds.
OSHA does not require that scaffold planks be graded and stamped by a qualified grading agency. Which lumber grading agencies will OSHA accept as a qualified grading agency for inspecting and stamping scaffold grade lumber? Your questions are restated and responded to as follows: This is in response to your letter dated July 7, 2000, in which you requested our response to several questions or issues regarding wooden planks used in scaffold platforms.
