{"id":"428523e9-e220-48ab-a25a-1bc2cfcec843","task":"Provide OSHA-compliant access to and between scaffold platforms","domain":"construction-safety.osha-scaffolding","steps":["Provide access whenever a platform is more than 2 feet above or below the point of access, using portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, scaffold stairways, ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated access, or an equivalent means.","Never use cross-braces as a means of access.","For scaffold stairways, provide landing platforms at least 18 inches wide and 18 inches long at each level, stairways at least 18 inches wide between stairrails, and slip-resistant tread/landing surfaces.","Install scaffold stairways between 40 and 60 degrees from horizontal.","Provide guardrails meeting the applicable requirements on the open sides/ends of each landing.","Confirm direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface is permitted only where the transition point itself is safe."],"gotchas":["Using cross-bracing as an improvised ladder is a common field shortcut and an explicit violation -- flag it even if it 'looks stable.'","The access requirement kicks in above a 2-foot elevation difference, which is much lower than the 10-foot fall-protection trigger -- a low platform can still require formal access provisions even where fall protection isn't yet mandated."],"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/428523e9-e220-48ab-a25a-1bc2cfcec843"}