Overview The Bureau of Labor Statistics' Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) reported 52 fatal falls to lower levels from scaffolding in 2020. 1 All of these can be controlled by …

Scaffold Safety Employers must ensure the following: Follow the manufacturer’s allowable load for the casters, scaffold components and platforms, along with recommended bracing to ensure a …

Scaffold incidents causing injury or death to workers is often the result of either the planking or support giving way, by the worker slipping, the absence of fall protection, or being struck by a …

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

This eTool * includes illustrated safety checklists for specific types of scaffolds. It identifies hazards, as well as the controls that will keep those hazards from becoming tragedies.

Hazards and Solutions The following references aid in recognizing scaffolds and the hazards associated with scaffolding in the workplace.

Scaffolding is addressed in specific OSHA standards for general industry, maritime, and construction. This section highlights OSHA standards and documents related to scaffolding.

Scaffold components manufactured by different manufacturers shall not be intermixed unless the components fit together without force and the scaffold's structural integrity is maintained by the …

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For workplace safety and health, please call 800-321-6742; for mine safety and health, please call 800-746-1553; for Job Corps, please call 800-733-5627 and for Wage and Hour, please call …