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What is NYC BC § 3314.12.5?

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This section mandates that wood pole scaffolds be properly braced and stayed to prevent movement away from the building. It requires diagonal or equivalent bracing to ensure stability, with specific instructions for bracing spliced sections of poles to adjacent poles. Applies to building owners utilizing wood pole scaffolds.

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3314.12.5 Bracing.

BC § 3314.12.5

Wood pole scaffolds shall be braced and stayed to prevent movement away from the building. Diagonal or equivalent bracing shall be provided to prevent the poles from moving in a direction parallel to the building face and shall be so installed that every spliced section of every pole is braced to adjacent poles.

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