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CAN YOU ANSWER THIS? It is somewhat surprising how creative workers can get when it involves scaffolding. Just when it seems all the questions have been answered, along comes a question that raises an issue that was never addressed. Challenge yourself to these questions and see if your answer...
A quiz that evaluates your understanding of the correct installation and use of supported scaffold platforms and fall protection. How well do you know the mandatory standards that dictate how we are to build scaffolds? Specifically, how well do you know the mandatory standards that counsel us in...
Is it a plank or is it a platform? Can a plank be a platform or can a platform be a plank? When it comes to the working surface for a scaffold, these questions are common. But they shouldn’t be. It appears the confusion arises because the use of wood planks for scaffold platforms is commonplace....
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. It...
Is it an industrial scaffold or a commercial scaffold? That is the question that I am regularly asked. And what is the answer? Simply stated, I doubt there is a difference. Now, before you industrial erectors get in a tizzy, there is no doubt that there is a difference in the application of the...