During certain projects, electricians may find themselves working at height on a scaffold. Experienced electricians are well-versed in fall protection and scaffolding safety, but here are some tips ...

EZG Manufacturing has introduced the Hog Guard, a solution designed for safety on scaffolding assemblies during typical masonry and block jobs. The Hog Guard is engineered to block off openings in ...

OSHA’s rules for scaffolding are in 29CFR1926, Subpart L. This runs a little less than seven pages, and the rules apply to employers. Since as a group employers don’t do so well with compliance ...

The UK’s Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has issued the scaffold checklist. The guide clarifies when scaffolding is required and what level of training and competence those erecting, dismantling, ...

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 ...

The legislative session in Albany comes to an end in the next few weeks, but one battle that won’t end anytime soon is the fight over whether to reform New York’s Scaffold Safety Law. That debate has ...

After 35 years as a contractor, I never imagined my career, and my mobility, would be stolen in an instant by a preventable construction failure. While working on a bridge project in Port Jervis ...

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