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How often have you heard that a scaffold is OSHA approved? Or perhaps a scaffold component is OSHA approved? Have you ever seen an advertisement that claims that OSHA approved the product? How about a training program that is OSHA approved? There’s a lot of confusion out there about what OSHA is...

Suspended scaffolds, that is, those elevated platforms hanging by wire ropes, have several key components. The first key component is the wire rope. The second key component is the equipment at the upper end of the wire rope that holds everything in the air. The third key component is the platform...

More than one article has been written concerning fall protection for walking/working surfaces, including open sided floors, roofs, and scaffolds. Many articles have discussed the various forms of fall protection, fall protection for roofers and scaffold erectors, fall protection regulations, and...

How knowledgeable are you? I read an article in a recent issue of American Heritage about the production of a movie on George Washington. A tower was needed for the camera man so the production company shopped for a scaffold tower. According to the article, two companies bid on the job, one at...

What can be said about scaffold training that hasn’t been said already? You should be aware that training is required for all employees involved with scaffolds. This training goes beyond the training originally required in the General Safety and Health Provisions of the US Federal Occupational...