The safe use of mast climbing scaffolding and aerial lift equipment will be the focus of a new alliance formed by Scaffold Industry Association and OSHA, the agency announced today. The alliance also ...

The Scaffold & Access Industry Association (SAIA) has issued a statement in regard to recent revisions of section 1637 of Cal-OSHA's compliance regarding LVL (laminated veneer lumber) scaffold planks.

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 ...

Platforms must be fully planked or decked between front uprights and guardrail supports, with minimal gaps allowed. Minimum platform width is 16 in., with some exceptions based on space constraints.

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DH Glabe & Associates, the country’s leader in construction engineering and the foremost provider of technically oriented training and consultation services, announced today ...

I am continually perplexed by the questions that arise concerning platforms and planks. It appears that it starts with a misunderstanding of what constitutes a platform. For some, a platform is any ...

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 ...