803 KAR 2:411. Scaffolds.

 

      RELATES TO: KRS 338.051, 338.061, 29 C.F.R. 1926

      STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 338.051(3), 338.061, 29 C.F.R. 1926

      NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND FUNCTION: KRS 338.051(3) authorizes the Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board to adopt and promulgate occupational safety and health administrative regulations. KRS 338.061(2) provides that the board may incorporate by reference established federal standards and national consensus standards. The following administrative regulation contains those standards to be enforced by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health Compliance in the area of construction.

 

      Section 1. The requirements relating to scaffolds shall be governed by 29 C.F.R. Part 1926, as published in the Code of Federal Regulations, July 1, 1996.

 

      Section 2. Incorporation by Reference. (1) The following material is incorporated by reference:

      (a) 29 C.F.R. Part 1926.450-.453, revised as of July 1, 1996, published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Services, General Services Administration.

      (b) The revisions to 29 C.F.R. 1926, Subpart L, "Scaffolds", as published in the Federal Register, Volume 61, Number 170, August 30, 1996, are incorporated by reference.

      (c) The revisions to 29 C.F.R. 1926, Subpart L, "Scaffolds", as published in the Federal Register, Volume 61, Number 228, November 25, 1997, are incorporated by reference.

      (2) This material may be inspected and copied at: Kentucky department of Labor, Division of Education and Training, U.S. 127 South, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601. Office hours are 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (ET), Monday through Friday. (16 Ky.R. 713; eff. 12-15-89; Am. 17 Ky.R. 3515; eff. 8-2-91; 20 Ky.R. 2719; eff. 5-11-94; 23 Ky.R. 3949; eff. 7-17-97; 24 Ky.R. 1158; 1518; eff. 4-15-98; TAm eff. 8-9-2007.)