In Part 7, we look at the fall protection requirements for scaffolding users [29 CFR 1926.451(g)]. At what point does OSHA require fall protection for scaffolding users? If the level the employee is ...

In 1977, five ironworkers fell to their deaths from improperly erected scaffolding on the construction site of a power plant in the Midwest. Donald, the site superintendent of the ironworkers, had ...

Fall prevention is one of the biggest buzz words of construction safety. Fall prevention permeates so many different areas of construction, including scaffolding use and safety. Kee Safety, a global ...

It is safe to say that every power plant in the world uses scaffolding in some way, shape, or form. It is a critical component for many maintenance activities where permanently installed access is not ...

Spider, a division of SafeWorks, LLC, announces an enhanced and improved edition of its industry-leading, accredited Competent Person Training (CPT) course. Covering proper design and installation of ...

The Buildings Department has published guidelines on the design, construction and use of the bamboo scaffolds, to enhance their safety in construction sites and existing buildings. The department said ...

WELL, JESSICA, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS MAY NOT BE OVER BECAUSE MORE SCAFFOLDING MAY BE COMING DOWN. IT LOOKS LIKE IT’S JUST HANGING BY A THREAD OUTSIDE THIS FOUR STORY APARTMENT BUILDING THAT IS APPARENTLY ...

"Gut wrenching" — that was the feeling that flooded over Patrizia Cassaniti when she read about Wednesday's scaffolding collapse at a building site on the New South Wales Central Coast. A woman ...