gavel What OSHA actually requires
A swing stage is a two-point suspended scaffold. The moment a worker steps onto one, three standards are live — two about the person, one about the building:
1926.454Scaffold training
Every employee who works on a scaffold must be trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards and the procedures to control them — electrical, fall, and falling-object hazards, the correct use of the scaffold, and its load capacities. Retraining is required when the equipment or conditions change, or when an employee shows they don’t have the understanding to work safely.
1910.66 App CPowered platforms
For permanently installed powered platforms, operators must be trained and the training documented — covering operating procedures, the safety devices on the unit (emergency stop, limit switches, fall restraint), inspection, and emergency/rescue procedures.
1910.27(b)The building’s duty
Separate from any training: the building owner must inform the employer in writing that each anchorage was inspected, tested and maintained to hold ≥ 5,000 lb per worker — based on annual inspection and a load test at least every 10 years. A trained crew on an uncertified anchor is still a violation.
groups Who needs it
handshake How we run it — and who does what
We’re straight about the split, because it matters for your records:
schoolThe trainer
Training is delivered by an independent, qualified third-party trainer — a person qualified in the subject matter, as 1926.454 requires. They train your crew and issue the training documentation. We schedule it and bring them to your building.
verifiedLa Gala
We handle the equipment side: inspect, proof-load test and PE-certify the anchors, davits and outriggers to ANSI/IWCA I-14.1 and ASME A120.1 — and self-perform any corrective work if something fails. As an authorized Bee Access dealer we can also replace or add what your roof is missing.
One call books both. You end up with a trained crew and a certified anchorage — and paper for each, which is what an inspector, an insurer, or a plaintiff’s attorney will actually ask to see.
warning The exposure if you skip it
Under OSHA’s multi-employer citation doctrine, the association can be cited for a contractor’s worker on its roof. 2026 penalties run to $16,550 per serious violation and up to $165,514 for willful or repeat — per item, before any injury liability or insurance fallout. Training a crew and certifying a set of anchors costs a fraction of one citation.
Train the crew. Certify the rigging. One call.
Tell us your building and who’s going over the edge — we’ll line up the trainer and put your anchors and davits on a certification schedule. Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach.