R 408.10501 Scope.

Rule 501. (1) This standard covers powered platform installations permanently dedicated to interior or exterior building maintenance of a specific structure or group of structures. Building maintenance includes, but is not limited to, such tasks as window cleaning, caulking, metal polishing and re-glazing. (2) This standard does not apply to suspended scaffolds or swinging scaffolds used to service buildings on a temporary basis and covered under General Industry Safety and Health Standard Part 2 “Walking-Working Surfaces,” nor to suspended scaffolds used for construction work and covered under Construction Safety Standard Part 12 “Scaffolds and Scaffold Platforms,” and Construction Safety Standard Part 32 “Aerial Work Platforms,” as referenced in R 408.10509. (3) Powered and manual mobile elevating platforms and self-propelled vehicle mounted elevating and rotating platforms are not included in these rules but are provided for in General Industry Safety and Health Standard Part 58 “Aerial Work Platforms,” as referenced in R 408.10509. (4) Scaffolds are not included in these rules but are provided for in General Industry Safety and Health Standard Part 2 “Walking-Working Surfaces,” as referenced in R 408.10509.