{"id":"1ebbe8a2-04b3-4e31-a964-527b86f8c27b","task":"Verify whether OSHA federally mandates a color-coded scaffold tagging system (e.g., green/yellow/red) before telling a contractor it's a legal requirement.","domain":"osha.gov","steps":["Pull 29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): scaffolds must be inspected by a competent person before each work shift and after any occurrence that could affect structural integrity — this is the actual federal text.","Confirm the CFR text does NOT prescribe a specific tag format, color scheme, or physical tagging device — tagging is an industry best-practice inspection-documentation method, not an OSHA-mandated system.","Note the common industry convention (green = safe to use, yellow = restricted use, red = do not use) as described by scaffold-safety vendors and trade publications, clearly labeled as industry practice rather than regulatory text.","Check whether a specific state-plan state (e.g., Cal/OSHA) or a specific general contractor's site safety plan imposes a tagging requirement beyond the federal floor — this varies by jurisdiction and by contract.","If a client asks for 'the OSHA-required tag,' correct the premise and point them to the actual inspection-documentation duty instead."],"gotchas":["This is a common misconception worth flagging explicitly: tagging systems are best practice / commercial product category, not literally required by 29 CFR 1926 — don't cite a tag color scheme as if it were CFR text.","Site-specific or GC-mandated tagging requirements can be contractually binding even though not OSHA-mandated — distinguish 'legally required' from 'contractually required.'"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T01:33:45.448Z","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":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/1ebbe8a2-04b3-4e31-a964-527b86f8c27b"}