codename: MANDINGO asked:
I’ve heard some contractors say that, but you know, I’m the kind of person that doesn’t believe it till I read it on the Internets.
I’ve heard some contractors say that, but you know, I’m the kind of person that doesn’t believe it till I read it on the Internets.
Is there an official site which claims this. www.osha.gov is silent on it.
Tags: Drywall Stilts, Osha
No..My subcontractors use them daily
Contractor here.
No they aren’t banned. You can purchase them at several equipment stores. They run about $250 for a quality set.
I have seen them in use in Louisiana. This maybe something covered by local building codes.
I hope this helps
No, I’m a contractor. I see guys on the jobs using them all the time. Osha comes around to the jobs sometimes for inspections too. Most are comercial jobs that I’m on.
I don’t think they are. You should check
with some drywall companies but I’ve seen
them used on TV homeshows here in the
US.
They have been rumored banned since I was in drywall back in the late 80’s! I’ve always said that when someone proves it to me, I’ll take them off. Then again I bailed out of this field when I found out the horrible after affects of using the vinyl compound (tapping mud) used in coating and tapping. Wet it’s no problem, sanding this stuff is an instant problem. You think silicosis is bad….this stuff will make that look like a sniffle!
They are not banned by OSHA. With OSHA’s push for safety at construction sites some construction companies are prohibiting them from use, but there is no federal OSHA standard banning them.
I didn’t track down to see if any of the states running their own OSH plan regulates them, but fed OSHA definitely does not.