To provide protection for persons engaged in building.
292.480. That all scaffolds, hoists, stays, ladders,supports, or other mechanical contrivances, erected orconstructed by any person, firm or corporation, in this state,for the use in the erection, repairing, alteration, painting,tuckpointing, removal or any work whatsoever of any house,building, bridge, viaduct, or other structure, shall be erectedand constructed, in a safe, suitable and proper manner, and shallbe so erected and constructed, placed and operated, as to giveproper and adequate protection to the life and limb of any personor persons, employed or engaged thereof, or passing under or bythe same, and in such manner as to prevent the falling of anymaterial that may be used or deposited thereon. Scaffolding orstaging, swung or suspended from an overhead support, more thantwenty feet from the ground or floor, shall have wherepracticable a safety rail properly bolted, secured and bracedrising at least thirty-four inches above the floor, or mainportion of such scaffolding or staging, and extending along theentire length of the outside and ends thereof, and properlyattached thereto, and such scaffolding or staging shall be sofastened as to prevent the same from swaying from the building orstructure.
To provide protection for persons engaged in building.
292.480. That all scaffolds, hoists, stays, ladders,supports, or other mechanical contrivances, erected orconstructed by any person, firm or corporation, in this state,for the use in the erection, repairing, alteration, painting,tuckpointing, removal or any work whatsoever of any house,building, bridge, viaduct, or other structure, shall be erectedand constructed, in a safe, suitable and proper manner, and shallbe so erected and constructed, placed and operated, as to giveproper and adequate protection to the life and limb of any personor persons, employed or engaged thereof, or passing under or bythe same, and in such manner as to prevent the falling of anymaterial that may be used or deposited thereon. Scaffolding orstaging, swung or suspended from an overhead support, more thantwenty feet from the ground or floor, shall have wherepracticable a safety rail properly bolted, secured and bracedrising at least thirty-four inches above the floor, or mainportion of such scaffolding or staging, and extending along theentire length of the outside and ends thereof, and properlyattached thereto, and such scaffolding or staging shall be sofastened as to prevent the same from swaying from the building orstructure.
To provide protection for persons engaged in building.
292.480. That all scaffolds, hoists, stays, ladders,supports, or other mechanical contrivances, erected orconstructed by any person, firm or corporation, in this state,for the use in the erection, repairing, alteration, painting,tuckpointing, removal or any work whatsoever of any house,building, bridge, viaduct, or other structure, shall be erectedand constructed, in a safe, suitable and proper manner, and shallbe so erected and constructed, placed and operated, as to giveproper and adequate protection to the life and limb of any personor persons, employed or engaged thereof, or passing under or bythe same, and in such manner as to prevent the falling of anymaterial that may be used or deposited thereon. Scaffolding orstaging, swung or suspended from an overhead support, more thantwenty feet from the ground or floor, shall have wherepracticable a safety rail properly bolted, secured and bracedrising at least thirty-four inches above the floor, or mainportion of such scaffolding or staging, and extending along theentire length of the outside and ends thereof, and properlyattached thereto, and such scaffolding or staging shall be sofastened as to prevent the same from swaying from the building orstructure.
