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Safety Tip of the Week – Working Safely on Scaffolding

Safety Tip of the Week – Working Safely on Scaffolding

Every year nearly 100 fatalities and 10,000 injuries occur on scaffolding across the country, despite numerous safety regulations aimed to prevent such incidents. The good news is, proper training can prevent almost all scaffold accidents. Scaffold hazards: Falls from elevation, due to lack of fall protection; Collapse of the scaffold,...

Safety Tip of the Week – Using Scaffolding Safely

Safety Tip of the Week – Using Scaffolding Safely

Using Scaffolding Safely Every year nearly 100 fatalities and 10,000 injuries occur on scaffolding across the country, despite numerous safety regulations aimed to prevent such incidents. The good news is that almost all scaffold accidents can be prevented by proper training. Scaffold hazards: Falls from elevation due to lack of...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Using Scaffolding Safely

Weekly Safety Meeting – Using Scaffolding Safely

Using Scaffolding Safely Every year nearly 100 fatalities and 10,000 injuries occur on scaffolding across the country, despite numerous safety regulations aimed to prevent such incidents. There are a number of different scaffold types, having different rules and regulations surrounding their assembly, fall prevention requirements, and inspection procedures. The good...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Ladder Safety (4)

Weekly Safety Meeting – Ladder Safety (4)

Ladder Safety There is absolutely no reason for anybody to get hurt, disabled, or killed while using a ladder. Yet it happens every single day. Somebody steps on the safety sticker that says, “This is not a step!” and ends up with a broken leg. Another worker puts a rock...

Safety Tip of the Week – Ladder Safety (4)

Safety Tip of the Week – Ladder Safety (4)

Ladder Safety Virtually every single ladder accident could and should have been prevented. It only takes a little bit of common sense about ladder safety to prevent an accident from occurring while using ladders. Stick to the following simple ladder safety rules to ensure that you or your fellow workers...

Safety Tip of the Week – Scaffolding Safety

Safety Tip of the Week – Scaffolding Safety

 Scaffolding Safety Every year nearly 100 fatalities and 10,000 injuries occur on scaffolding across the country, despite numerous safety regulations aimed to prevent such incidents. The good news is that almost all scaffold accidents can be prevented by proper training. Scaffold hazards: • Falls from elevation due to lack of...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Scaffold Safety

Weekly Safety Meeting – Scaffold Safety

Scaffolding Safety Every year nearly 100 fatalities and 10,000 injuries occur on scaffolding across the country, despite numerous safety regulations aimed to prevent such incidents. There are a number of different scaffold types, having different rules and regulations surrounding their assembly, fall prevention requirements, and inspection procedures. The good news...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Scaffold Safety

Weekly Safety Meeting – Scaffold Safety

Scaffolding allows you to do your job at elevated heights. It includes suspended systems from buildings, supported systems from the ground, and aerial systems on mobile equipment. Without proper training, your work on a scaffolding system puts you at risk for falls or for being hit by falling objects, both...

Safety Tip of the Week – Scaffold Safety

Safety Tip of the Week – Scaffold Safety

  Practice safe behaviors on scaffolding at all times: Only one person should stand on an individual plank at a time. Materials should not be hoisted or placed on cantilevered platforms unless they are designed for it. Be aware of activities taking place overhead and try to keep tools away...