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Glabe, P.E.](https://www.dhglabe.com/blog/author/david-h-glabe-p-e) / September 1, 2007 Imagine a scaffold industry without rules and guidelines. Imagine that you could do anything you wanted with a scaffold. Imagine a scaffold industry without OSHA or ANSI. (I’ll bet a few of you could easily imagine that!) Imagine that you had no idea how to use a scaffold safely. Imagine nobody... [![placeholder-DHG](https://www.dhglabe.com/hubfs/placeholder-DHG.jpg) ](https://www.dhglabe.com/blog/older-now) [Scaffolding](https://www.dhglabe.com/blog/tag/scaffolding) #### [The Scaffold Industry Association Celebrates 35 Years of Service](https://www.dhglabe.com/blog/older-now) By [David H. Glabe, P.E.](https://www.dhglabe.com/blog/author/david-h-glabe-p-e) / July 1, 2007 Thirty five years and what do we have to show for it? This year the Scaffold Industry Association celebrates 35 years of service to the industry. Through the good times and the bad, the association has strived to represent the interests of those involved in the business of access. And frankly, it... [![placeholder-DHG](https://www.dhglabe.com/hubfs/placeholder-DHG.jpg) ](https://www.dhglabe.com/blog/idiot-proof) [Scaffolding](https://www.dhglabe.com/blog/tag/scaffolding) #### [Idiot Proof?](https://www.dhglabe.com/blog/idiot-proof) By [David H. Glabe, P.E.](https://www.dhglabe.com/blog/author/david-h-glabe-p-e) / May 31, 2001 Is it possible to make a scaffold idiot proof? For that matter, is it necessary? At the recent Scaffold Industry Association (SIA) convention, safety and training were major topics at the various council meetings. This would suggest that it is not possible to make scaffolds idiot proof, but rather... 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