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Safety Standards for Scaffolds Used in the Construction Industry
Retrieved from: Occupational Safety & Health Administration The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) hereby revises the construction industry safety [...]
Picture This! You’ve Got to Know When to Scaffold ‘Em
Here's another ‘pirate's plank' at a construction site. It appears that while workers can see the windows, they can't always [...]
Picture This! Sticks and Bricks Could Break Bones
Here's an interesting-yet-potentially deadly way to support a crane's outriggers. Just use an assortment of whatever seems to be handy, [...]
Picture This! No Time to Rent a Scissor Lift? No Problem
No time to rent a boom lift or scissor lift? No problem. We'll just hammer a few pieces of wood [...]
Picture This! McDonalds’ Crane is… Whack
Customers at this McDonald's restaurant in northeast England had their meal experience shaken up a bit when this mobile crane [...]
Picture This! I’ll Huff and I’ll Puff and I’ll…
Wind gusts exceeding 120 kilometers (75 miles) per hour sent scaffolding crashing down at a construction site in Edmonton, AB. [...]
Picture This! Heavy Metal Versus Flesh and Bone
This photograph illustrates a hazard seen time and time again in the workplace: workers standing under a suspended load. Yes, [...]
Picture This! Hazards by the Barrel Full
Scaffold safety has plunged to a new low in this photo. Barrels and boards stacked high have created a precarious [...]
Crane and Derrick Safety Topic
This section addresses the use of cranes and derricks (most notably in construction). Recent Provisions OSHA defines cranes (in reference [...]
Picture This! A Few Bricks Short of a Secured Load
In a race between these falling bricks and a shouted warning to people working or walking below, these bricks would [...]
Picture This! ‘Scaf-fold’ Could Prove to be Operative Word
When they are working well off the ground, people want to feel secure that what's supporting them won't suddenly buckle, [...]
Is This a Safe Way to Use a Crane?
What's wrong with this picture? Crane operations are supposed to be overseen by a competent person to ensure they're done [...]
Picture This: Forklifts and Scaffolding
Can you spot the OSHA violation in this photo? It’s a bit hard to make out, but the workers in [...]
Picture This! Heave Ho and Away We Go
If the worker at the bottom of this photo seems to be straining as he hoists a heavy bucket full [...]
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