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Is a mast-climbing work platform a scaffold? This is a common question due to conflicting information provided by OSHA. The quick answer to the question is yes, but determining the applicability of OSHA standards for mast climbers requires a bit of research, a real understanding of what a mast...

Masons are allowed to be exposed to fall hazards due to over-hand bricklaying while on steel supported scaffolds; the use of side brackets (knee-outs) with supported scaffolds. It is difficult to imagine masonry construction without scaffolding. Prior to the advent of steel frame scaffolding,...

An appraisal of the codes and standards that apply to aerial lifts, including boom lifts and scissors lifts. Sometimes it’s simple, sometimes it isn’t. When it comes to aerial platforms, such as boom lifts, scissors lifts, mast climbers and the like, the applicable OSHA standards get twisted,...

Mast Climbing Work Platforms are marvelous pieces of equipment. And safe too, provided you behave yourself. Actually it isn’t very difficult to use these platforms—provided you have been trained. That isn’t unusual. After all, if you want to use any scaffold or aerial platform you have to be...

The bumper sticker that says: “Safety is my Goal.” What’s the guy doing until he gets to his goal? The sign next to the elevator on the first floor that says: In case of fire, use the stairs, not the elevator. What are you going to do, take the elevator up to see how the fire is doing? What about...