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Proper Connections Play a Critical Role in Scaffold Safety Do you have the right connection? That is, are you attached correctly? We connect with people, we connect with busses and trains and planes, and we connect electrical cords with outlets. You have a lot of experience with connections but how...

Cast-in-place concrete is a popular method of new construction. It can be cost-effective, efficient, and yield aesthetically pleasing results. The key to a successful cast-in-place concrete structure is always pre-planning. Here we will discuss the principles of horizontal concrete construction....

Sharing responsibility between the employer and the scaffold user for the safety of the user End use is defined as “the ultimate use for which something is intended or to which it is put.” In the context of scaffolding, it can be said that an end user is someone who employs scaffolding for some...

With many variables to consider, there simply does not exist a “one size fits all” approach to reshoring. To discuss reshore, we must first start with an understanding of shoring, which, according to ANSI A10.9, is “The vertical supporting members in a formwork system.” The important points here...

Are scaffolds safe? That’s a reasonable question if the OSHA “Top Ten List” that ranks the ten most cited standards is considered. Scaffolds consistently rank on the OSHA top ten list for citations year after year. This high level of citation issuance would certainly imply that scaffolds are...