--- title: Structural Engineering Blog | David H. Glabe, P.E. (9) description: See what David H. Glabe has to say about construction engineering and the scaffolding industry. (9) --- [![DH Glabe & Associates Construction Engineering and Shoring Scaffold](https://www.dhglabe.com/hubfs/GH%20Glade_Nov2018/Images/logo.svg "DH Glabe & Associates Construction Engineering and Shoring Scaffold")](https://www.dhglabe.com/) [855-344-5223](tel:855-344-5223) [![Contact Us](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/3892849/b60b008d-e4f3-4ed6-b858-897a9168941c.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/3892849/b60b008d-e4f3-4ed6-b858-897a9168941c) ### Please Select Your Project Location ![hero_bg1](https://www.dhglabe.com/hs-fs/hubfs/GH%20Glade_Nov2018/Images/hero_bg1.jpg?width=1945&name=hero_bg1.jpg "hero_bg1") # Blog ## David H. Glabe, P.E. See what David H. Glabe has to say about construction engineering and the scaffolding industry. ### Recent Posts [![placeholder-DHG](https://www.dhglabe.com/hubfs/placeholder-DHG.jpg) ](https://www.dhglabe.com/blog/are-you-stable) [Scaffolding](https://www.dhglabe.com/blog/tag/scaffolding) #### [Are You Stable?](https://www.dhglabe.com/blog/are-you-stable) By [David H. Glabe, P.E.](https://www.dhglabe.com/blog/author/david-h-glabe-p-e) / October 4, 2012 Tarps and other enclosure materials, such as plastic sheeting, are typical materials used to create a desirable work atmosphere. Many scaffolds are enclosed in screening and debris netting—I recall one resort project in Aruba where the scaffold was wrapped in a mesh to ensure, so I was told, that... [![placeholder-DHG](https://www.dhglabe.com/hubfs/placeholder-DHG.jpg) ](https://www.dhglabe.com/blog/do-you-know-suspended-scaffolds) [Scaffolding](https://www.dhglabe.com/blog/tag/scaffolding) #### [Do You Know Suspended Scaffolds?](https://www.dhglabe.com/blog/do-you-know-suspended-scaffolds) By [David H. Glabe, P.E.](https://www.dhglabe.com/blog/author/david-h-glabe-p-e) / September 7, 2012 Are you familiar with suspended scaffolds? Do you know the difference between a suspended scaffold and a hanging scaffold? Well, here’s a chance to show your friends and neighbors how well you know suspended scaffolds. Take this quiz and see if you are the best of the best. The answers are at the... [![placeholder-DHG](https://www.dhglabe.com/hubfs/placeholder-DHG.jpg) ](https://www.dhglabe.com/blog/federal-osha-29-cfr-1926-451c2-foundations-and-swivel-jacks-clarification) [Scaffolding](https://www.dhglabe.com/blog/tag/scaffolding) #### [Federal OSHA 29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Foundations and Swivel Jacks Clarification](https://www.dhglabe.com/blog/federal-osha-29-cfr-1926-451c2-foundations-and-swivel-jacks-clarification) By [David H. Glabe, P.E.](https://www.dhglabe.com/blog/author/david-h-glabe-p-e) / July 1, 2012 The following is a clarification of OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(i) which requires that: “Footings shall be level, sound, rigid, and capable of supporting the loaded scaffold without settling or displacement.” This standard addresses the hazard of a foundation that is insufficient to support... [![placeholder-DHG](https://www.dhglabe.com/hubfs/placeholder-DHG.jpg) ](https://www.dhglabe.com/blog/industrial-strength-bracing-2) [Scaffold Bracing](https://www.dhglabe.com/blog/tag/scaffold-bracing) #### [Industrial Strength Bracing](https://www.dhglabe.com/blog/industrial-strength-bracing-2) By [David H. Glabe, P.E.](https://www.dhglabe.com/blog/author/david-h-glabe-p-e) / May 23, 2012 A description of proper scaffold bracing techniques for power plant boilers and similar industrial applications. When it comes to scaffold bracing, when is there enough bracing? Certain untrained erectors, and users, assume that if the scaffold isn’t falling down, then there is enough bracing; not... [![placeholder-DHG](https://www.dhglabe.com/hubfs/placeholder-DHG.jpg) ](https://www.dhglabe.com/blog/osha-q-a-interesting-facts-about-osha) [OSHA Standards & Regulations](https://www.dhglabe.com/blog/tag/osha-standards-and-regulations) #### [OSHA Q & A: Interesting Facts about OSHA](https://www.dhglabe.com/blog/osha-q-a-interesting-facts-about-osha) By [David H. Glabe, P.E.](https://www.dhglabe.com/blog/author/david-h-glabe-p-e) / April 25, 2012 It’s amazing how many people have very little understanding about the US federal Occupational Safety & Health Administration, OSHA, especially since it has been in existence for almost a half century. I suspect there are people who still think it’s a town in Wisconsin! 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