WAC 296-874-20020. Provide safe access to scaffolds

(1) You must provide scaffold platforms more than two feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access with at least one of the following means of access: (a) Portable, hook-on, or attachable ladder; (b) Stairway-type ladder; (c) Ladder stand; (d) Stair tower (scaffold stairway or tower); (e) Ramp; (f) Walkway; (g) Integral prefabricated scaffold access; (h) Direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface. (2) You must make sure crossbraces are not used as a means of access. Reference: For requirements about integral prefabricated scaffold access, go to WAC 296-874-40020 .