According to Cal/OSHA regulations, how often must scaffolds be inspected by a competent person?
Correct Answer
B) Daily before each work shift
Title 8 CCR Section 1637 requires scaffolds to be inspected by a competent person daily before each work shift and after any occurrence that could affect the scaffold's structural integrity, such as high winds, heavy loads, or impacts.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Title 8 CCR Section 1637 requires a competent person to inspect scaffolds daily before each work shift begins. This ensures that any damage, deterioration, or displacement that occurred since the previous shift is identified before workers are exposed to scaffold hazards. Daily inspection is a non-negotiable minimum.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: Weekly and after any occurrence that could affect structural integrity
Weekly inspection plus after structural events is insufficient under Cal/OSHA. While weekly inspections are required for some equipment types, scaffolds demand daily inspection before each shift due to the serious fall and structural hazards they present.
Option C: Monthly and after weather events
Monthly inspection plus after weather events falls far short of the requirement. Monthly inspections would leave workers exposed to undetected scaffold defects for weeks at a time, which is unacceptable given the life-safety nature of scaffold integrity.
Option D: Only when initially erected and after modifications
Inspecting only at erection and after modifications is not sufficient. Scaffolds can be damaged by weather, equipment impacts, overloading, or worker activity between modifications — daily inspection catches these ongoing hazards.
Memory Technique
Scaffolds = Daily Check. Think: 'Before you climb, inspect every time.' The daily inspection is like a pilot's pre-flight check — you do it before every 'flight' (shift), not just once a week.
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