Scaffolding typically ranks near the top of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s most-frequently cited standards. However, developing a strong safety culture and implementing an ...

Citations for violating scaffolding requirements consistently make it onto OSHA’s annual Top 10 list. The requirements are found in 29 CFR 1926.451(a) through (h). All of these are under the subhead ...

This course covers the requirements for construction and the safe construction and use of scaffolding using the OSHA construction scaffold standard as a guide. Course topics include hazards associated ...

Scaffolding is used on construction or renovation worksites as a temporary structure to support and allow workers to perform their duties. It is often used off the ground, at raised or higher levels.

A broken chunk of latticed steel protruding from a shattered window marked the spot last week where three workers died and a fourth was badly injured when a scaffold collapsed and fell to the ground ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is a government agency that establishes guidelines and standards related to the safety and health of employees in the workplace. However, it is ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A scaffolding collapse that missed tragedy by near seconds, caused hearts to drop and big clean up in downtown Charleston last month. A Live 5 News investigation reveals, ...

This course covers the requirements for construction and the safe construction and use of scaffolding using the OSHA construction scaffold standard as a guide. Course topics include hazards associated ...

Supported scaffolds are built on the ground and come in standard lengths. When scaffolds reach a height-to-base ratio of 4:1 or greater, they must be restrained from tipping by OSHA-approved methods.