Walk a first-time user through OSHA's free interactive Scaffolding eTool for general compliance guidance (no API, browse-only).

domain: osha.gov/etools/scaffolding · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps

  1. Confirm the eTool is a free, publicly browsable educational resource on osha.gov — not an API and not a substitute for the binding CFR text.
  2. Navigate the 'General Requirements for Scaffolds' section for plain-language summaries of 1926.451.
  3. Use the type-specific sub-pages (e.g., Supported Scaffolds – Tube and Coupler) for illustrated guidance matching 1926.452's structure.
  4. Cross-reference any eTool summary against the actual CFR text (via eCFR or osha.gov's regulations pages) before treating it as authoritative for compliance decisions — the eTool is explicitly non-mandatory guidance.
  5. Note there is no programmatic/API access to eTool content; it is HTML-only and must be read manually or scraped as static pages.

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