Hazard Alert: Scaffolds: Tips for Safe Work (2018)

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• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  Am I in danger? Every year, construction workers are injured or killed falling from scaffolds because there was no fall protection. Falls are not the only hazard. You can also be injured or killed: When a scaffold collapses because it is unstable or overloaded. By tools and materials that fall off a scaffold. By electrocution. Scaffolds should be at least 10 ft away from overhead powerlines. To work safely... 1) Set scaffold on a solid base: Scaffolds must be set up with a solid base, decks that are level, and posts or legs that are plumb. The base of the scaffold must have base plates (often part of the screw jack) and mud sills for added support. It should also have screw jacks for leveling inserted in the legs of the scaffold. 2) Use proper fall protection: If the working deck on your scaffold is 10 ft or higher, OSHA requires you to have some type of fall protection. Fall protection may be a guardrail system or a Personal Fall Arrest System. 3) Check for points of scaffold safety: Before use, a competent person must check to make sure: There is a way to get on and off the scaffold that meets OSHA rules for access. Work areas are fully planked or decked. Guardrails are installed properly or alternative fall protection is provided. Guys and ties to the building are installed properly and in good condition. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accident Prevention Accidents Construction Industry Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Construction Equipment Construction Workers Fall Protection Falls Injury Prevention Safety Education Scaffolds
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Subseries:
  Hazard Alerts
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20055053
• Citation:
  Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2018 Apr; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:eebfefc01132346f6f750617ebfedb8102ce74ad622cbbdf482800b7e6f8b15a6fe57d1f869f10a1143783983f9425a0cb03dfb6a519f3bc288a8b32052e2982
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/212916/cdc_212916_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.22 MB ]