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Besides hard hats, what protects workers on a scaffold from falling tools and debris?

Toeboards, screens, guardrails or debris nets add protection.

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Why: 1926.451(h)(1) says each worker on a scaffold needs protection in addition to a hard hat, such as toeboards, screens, guardrails, debris nets, catch platforms or canopies.

Huh, didn't know that: When objects could fall on workers below, the area under the scaffold can be barricaded and kept off limits.

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Why did the debris net get a job? To catch small tools on the rebound.
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Answer: Toeboards, screens, guardrails or debris nets. 1926.451(h)(1) says each worker on a scaffold needs protection in addition to a hard hat, such as toeboards, screens, guardrails, debris nets, catch platforms or canopies.

  1. 29 CFR 1926.451(h)(1) www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/29/1926.451
    In addition to wearing hardhats each employee on a scaffold shall be provided with additional protection from falling hand tools, debris, and other small objects
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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