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10 Important Scaffolding Safety Tips
Scaffolding Safety Working at Heights

10 Important Scaffolding Safety Tips

If you are in the construction industry, you know that scaffolding is essential to the job. It allows workers…

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10 Reasons an Independent Tied Scaffold Might Collapse
Scaffolding Safety

10 Reasons an Independent Tied Scaffold Might Collapse

A scaffold is a temporary platform used to support workers and materials during the construction or repair of a…

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Scaffolding Inspection: How to Do It & Why It’s Important
Scaffolding Safety Inspection

Scaffolding Inspection: How to Do It & Why It’s Important

Scaffolding Inspection Equipment for work at height needs regular inspection to ensure that it is fit for use. A…

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Safe Working Practices For Fixed Scaffolding And Its Components
Scaffolding Safety

Safe Working Practices For Fixed Scaffolding And Its Components

Fixed Scaffolds Using a ladder as a means of access is quicker and easier, but it is not always…

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Scaffolding Collapse Narrowly Misses School Children
Scaffolding Safety

Scaffolding Collapse Narrowly Misses School Children

Cardiff Magistrates have fined a company called Swain Scaffolding Ltd following the collapse  in May 2017 – of a…

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Scaffolding collapse leaves worker hanging off building and pedestrian critically injured
Scaffolding Safety

Scaffolding collapse leaves worker hanging off building and pedestrian critically injured

Three people have been injured, one critically after a scaffolding and construction elevator collapse in downtown Fort Worth, Texas USA….

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Scaffolding: Types, Parts, Hazards & Control Measures
Scaffolding Safety

Scaffolding: Types, Parts, Hazards & Control Measures

A scaffold is a temporary structure that is used to support workers and materials during construction, repair, or demolition….

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Scaffolding Components: Standard, Ledgers and Transoms
Scaffolding Safety

Scaffolding Components: Standard, Ledgers and Transoms

The scaffold is a temporary structure used to support people and materials during building or repairing buildings and other…

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2 Construction Workers Rescued While Dangling 6 Stories High After Scaffolding Failed
Accidents Scaffolding Safety

2 Construction Workers Rescued While Dangling 6 Stories High After Scaffolding Failed

For the third time in a year, construction workers have had to be rescued while dangling mid-air by fire…

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Worker Working On Scaffolding Without Any Fall Protection
Scaffolding Safety

Worker Working On Scaffolding Without Any Fall Protection

More than half of scaffold accidents in construction are falls, and even a number of these caused fatalities. The…

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