Would an engineered suction cup system be an acceptable anchorage for securing the scaffold?
No, an engineered suction cup system would not be an acceptable anchorage point for stabilizing a two-point suspension scaffold. Both standards listed above state that “window cleaner’s anchors shall not be used for this purpose.” Suction cups are commonly used for “window cleaner anchors”; therefore, the standards bar their use as stabilization anchors. When using two-point suspension scaffolds, acceptable ways of securing the scaffold include, but are not limited to, mullion tracks and trolleys (guide rollers), intermittent tie-in guides employing detent pins, button-type stabilizer ties, and down-rigged lines. For more information on stabilizing systems that will work with your specific scaffold, we suggest that you contact your scaffolding manufacturer or supplier. Note that the requirement to secure against swaying in §1926.451(d)(18) is somewhat different from the requirement in §1910.28(g)(11). Section 1926.451(d)(18) requires such securing “as determined to be necessary based o
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