{"id":"1d7eff01-85b6-46a2-ba07-a2d4c43274d2","task":"Decide whether to halt scaffold work due to high wind conditions","domain":"construction-safety.osha-scaffolding","steps":["Recognize that OSHA prohibits scaffold work during storms or high winds unless a competent person determines it is safe and workers are protected by a personal fall arrest system or wind screens (1926.451(f)(12)).","If using wind screens, confirm the scaffold itself is secured against the anticipated wind forces the screens will impose -- screens are not permitted otherwise.","Have the competent person make and document a specific go/no-go determination for the conditions at hand rather than relying on a generic rule of thumb.","Be aware that voluntary industry consensus guidance (e.g., ANSI A10.8) suggests suspending scaffold work above certain wind speeds, but treat any specific mph figure as non-binding guidance, not an OSHA numeric limit, unless your jurisdiction has separately adopted it.","Reassess conditions continuously during a wind event rather than making a single determination for the whole shift."],"gotchas":["OSHA's own scaffold rule does not set a specific wind-speed number for Subpart L -- it's a competent-person judgment call tied to 'storms or high winds,' so don't present a specific mph threshold as an OSHA numeric requirement without flagging it as industry guidance rather than regulatory text.","Confirm whether a state-plan state or local AHJ has adopted its own specific wind threshold, since some jurisdictions do impose numeric limits beyond the federal OSHA text."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T00:35:42.760Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/1d7eff01-85b6-46a2-ba07-a2d4c43274d2"}