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[More p. 2, 42 KB PDF, 5 pages.] In a Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) study, 72% of workers injured in scaffold accidents attributed the accident either to the planking or support giving way, or to the employee slipping or ... Scaffolding. OSHA. Provides illustrated safety checklists for specific types of scaffolds.
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www.osha.gov/SLTC/scaffolding/index.html
www.osha.gov/SLTC/scaffolding/index.html
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• Part Title: Occupational Safety and Health Standards ... 1910.28(b)(13)When a scaffold turns a corner, the platform planks shall be laid to prevent tipping. The planks that meet the corner putlog at an angle shall be laid first, extending over the diagonally placed putlog far enough to have a good safe bearing,
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www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=972...
www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=9720&p_table=STANDARDS
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Scaffold Safety; Hazard Alert; Each year, more than 60 workers are killed by falls from scaffolds, about 1 in 5 of the fatal falls in construction. The competent person should be trained in scaffold safety. • A competent person must supervise if a scaffold is assembled, changed, moved, or taken apart.
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www.cpwr.com/hazpdfs/kfscaffold.PDF
www.cpwr.com/hazpdfs/kfscaffold.PDF
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PLATFORM CONSTRUCTION - This section documents the procedures and safety requirements to construct scaffold platforms. The following safety rules apply for scaffold construction:
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www.jmu.edu/safetyplan/facilmgmt/scaffold/scaffoldsafet...
www.jmu.edu/safetyplan/facilmgmt/scaffold/scaffoldsafety.shtml
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Links to scaffold safety information on the web. ... Online Safety Library: Scaffold Safety ... Basic Scaffold Safety Checklist...
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ehs.okstate.edu/links/scaffold.htm
ehs.okstate.edu/links/scaffold.htm
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The design and structure of the scaffold itself is extremely important to the safety of the user. That's also why it's important to inspect your scaffold each and every time you prepare to use it. Check the following:
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www.ncsu.edu/ehs/www99/right/handsMan/factsheet/scaffol...
www.ncsu.edu/ehs/www99/right/handsMan/factsheet/scaffold.html
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Saftek, Inc., the occupational safety and health source. ... Serious injury or death can result from your failure to familiarize yourself, and comply with all applicable safety requirements of federal, state and local regulations and these safety guidelines before erecting, using or dismantling this scaffold.
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www.saftek.com/worksafe/scaffguide.html
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OSHA Safety Checklists for Various Kinds of Supported Scaffolds ... Frame Scaffold or Fabricated Frame Scaffold: Platform(s) supported on fabricated end frames with integral posts, horizontal bearers, and intermediate members. Manually Propelled/Mobile Scaffold: Unpowered, portable, caster- or wheel-mounted...
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www.scaffoldmart.com/scaffold-info/safety-supported-sca...
www.scaffoldmart.com/scaffold-info/safety-supported-scaffold.html
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Suspended Scaffold Worker Safety Task Force Report | December 2006; 2; I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; In response to a series of suspended scaffold-related injuries and fatalities, on November 2, 2006 Deputy Mayors Carol Robles-Roman and Daniel Doctoroff announced the creation of the Scaffold Worker Safety Task Force.
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www.nyc.gov/html/dob/downloads/pdf/scaffold_report_1206...
www.nyc.gov/html/dob/downloads/pdf/scaffold_report_1206.pdf
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