--- title: Structural Engineering Blog | Safety Hazards description: Safety Hazards | DH Glabe & Associates has unparalleled exposure in structural engineering, nothing compares to practical hands-on experience. 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This topic may be stale news to the salty veterans who have been around the block a time... [![placeholder-DHG](https://www.dhglabe.com/hubfs/placeholder-DHG.jpg) ](https://www.dhglabe.com/blog/unknown-knowns) [Scaffolding](https://www.dhglabe.com/blog/tag/scaffolding) #### [Unknown Knowns](https://www.dhglabe.com/blog/unknown-knowns) By [David H. Glabe, P.E.](https://www.dhglabe.com/blog/author/david-h-glabe-p-e) / October 29, 2014 It seems that speculation runs rampant at the beginning of every year as forecasters speculate about the economy, markets, jobs, stability and politics. Along those lines, it is time to speculate about the future safety of the scaffold and access industry. More specifically, will scaffolding still... [![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/are-scaffolds-that-dangerous) [Scaffolding](https://www.dhglabe.com/blog/tag/scaffolding) #### [Are Scaffolds That Dangerous?](https://www.dhglabe.com/blog/are-scaffolds-that-dangerous) By [David H. Glabe, P.E.](https://www.dhglabe.com/blog/author/david-h-glabe-p-e) / July 1, 2011 A clarification of the role that wood scaffold plank in the construction of a scaffold platform. When I tell someone that I work in the construction industry and I design scaffolding, the response is interesting. If its fellow engineers, they think I’m nuts for working in such a dangerous field.... [![placeholder-DHG](https://www.dhglabe.com/hubfs/placeholder-DHG.jpg) ](https://www.dhglabe.com/blog/fact-or-fiction) [Fall Protection](https://www.dhglabe.com/blog/tag/fall-protection) #### [Fact or Fiction](https://www.dhglabe.com/blog/fact-or-fiction) By [David H. Glabe, P.E.](https://www.dhglabe.com/blog/author/david-h-glabe-p-e) / June 1, 2010 Fall protection is a huge topic these days what with people falling down and falling from heights. And since scaffolds are, by definition “any temporary elevated platform,” the issue of fall protection is significant, especially since most scaffold fatalities are due to falls from heights. 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