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Did you ever wonder where the OSHA standards came from? For that matter, did you ever wonder where OSHA came from? How did the scaffold standards come to be? Did they always exist? Have you ever heard of Letters of Interpretation and Directives? You might be surprised at the answers. The Federal...

The US Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA, has promulgated scaffold standards for both general industry and construction. While the scaffold equipment is common to both applications, the standards are not. First, the standards are written in two different styles. The...

In the past I have written about the effect of wind on supported scaffolds. Well, again it’s that time of year when cold weather scaffold users start wrapping scaffolds in enclosures for weather protection and warmth. Since wrapping a scaffold in an enclosure seriously changes the forces that are...

How much? No, not money, but how much can the scaffold hold? Have you ever wondered about that? If you have, that is not good for the simple and straightforward fact that if you are involved with the rental, sale, erection or use of scaffolds you are required to know the answer. That’s right; it’s...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration was created by the United States Congress in 1970 in response to the injuries and deaths that were occurring in American workplaces. The law requires that employers provide “employees employment and a place of employment which are free from...