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Solo: without a companion, to perform by oneself. Better yet, “a performance in which the performer has no partner or associate.” In the past I have written about the responsibility of the employer and the responsibility of the employee. I have criticized those responsible for jobsite safety and...

This month’s topic is suspended scaffolds. As I started writing this article I thought about what I have written in the past. Sure enough, several years ago I wrote about suspended scaffold safety. As I reviewed the article, I realized that not much seems to have changed; we still have spectacular...

Is there such a thing? A friend asked me about it the other day; he wondered if I had ever written about a “perfect scaffold.” Well, I don’t ever recall specifically writing about a perfect scaffold. I know I have written about safety aspects of scaffolds. I have written about the components that...

Planks are a vital component in scaffolds, as even the casual observer will notice. Yet it appears that too many workers take this vital component a little too casually. Planks and platforms consistently rank in the top 10 list of most frequently cited violations of standards. So what’s the big...

Since I was asked to offer my outlook for 2006, I can only assume I did an incredible job of predicting 2005! That’s right, back in January 2005 I offered my opinion of “what does 2005 hold for the scaffold industry?” This year I have been asked to do the same for 2006. So, the only conclusion that...