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The side bracket, that triangular shaped thing that hangs on the side of scaffold legs, is a familiar scaffold component. Side brackets, also known as outriggers, are common to both frame and systems scaffolds. (Outriggers, as used here, should not be confused with the outriggers that are used at...

Previous articles discussed scaffold regulations and scaffold training requirements, issues that obviously are important but don’t necessarily tell us how to erect or use a mobile scaffold properly. Mobile scaffolds, also known as rolling towers (formerly known in the old OSHA regulations as...

There appears to be a certain amount of confusion concerning the application of the OSHA regulations that address fall protection for scaffold erectors. In fact, from the number of questions and inquiries, I wonder if anybody is understanding what the regulations really require. The regulations...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA, has issued new construction standards that regulate the construction and use of scaffolds. These standards, identified as 29 CFR Part 1926, Subpart L, became effective on November 29, 1996 and apply to both the erectors of scaffolds and the...