Transcription of 1. Introduction 21 SCAFFOLDS - IHSA
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21 121 SCAFFOLDSC ontents1. Introduction2. Problem areas3. Selection4. Basic types of scaffolds5. scaffold components6. Erecting and dismantling scaffolds7. scaffold stability8. Platforms9. Proper use of scaffolds1 INTRODUCTIONMore than half of scaffold accidents in Ontarioconstruction are falls. Several fatalities are also related toscaffolds each year. The number and severity of injuriesinvolved make scaffold accidents one of the more serioussafety problems in PROBLEM AREASThe main problem areas are erecting and dismantling SCAFFOLDS climbing up and down SCAFFOLDS planks sliding off or breaking improper loading or overloading platforms not fully planked or decked platforms without guardrails failure to install all required components such as baseplates, connections, and braces moving rolling SCAFFOLDS in the vicinity of overheadelectrical wires moving rolling SCAFFOLDS with workers on the Erecting and DismantlingFrom 15 to 20% of scaffold -related injuries involveerecting and dismantling.
21 1 21 SCAFFOLDS Contents 1. Introduction 2. Problem areas 3. Selection 4. Basic types of scaffolds 5. Scaffold components 6. Erecting and dismantling scaffolds
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ENGINEERING STANDARD FOR INDUSTRIAL, Introduction, Scaffolds, FOR ACCESS, OF PRACTICE, Of Practice for Access, DESCRIPTION OF CONTRACTOR LICENSE, DESCRIPTION OF CONTRACTOR LICENSE CLASSIFICATIONS, Scaffold planks, AS/NZS 4576, SAFETY MANUAL, SAFETY) MANUAL, Kinder Morgan, Postal Service, Health Safety, Health, Safety