Scaffolding is used on construction job sites every single day and can become a hazard if proper precautions are not taken. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 54 fatalities occurred from scaffold related accidents in 2009 and 72% of those accidents were attributed to either the plank or support giving way. Roughly 4,500 additional workers are injured on a scaffold every year, as well.

To make it easier to train your crew and make scaffold safety a top priority on you jobs, we’ve compiled a list of scaffold safety related documents for your reference:

OSHA

OSHA scaffolding eTool- contains a complete guide for all types of scaffolding
OSHA scaffolding Powerpoint Presentation (download)

Tool Box Talks

American Safety Consultants Scaffolding Tool Box Talk- sample layout of a pre-work meeting along with a sign in sheet
JJ Keller Sample Scaffold Tool Box Talks- a complete guide for running scaffold safety tool box talks with topics ranging from access to erecting/dismantling to fall protection

Videos

What scaffold safety resources do you use? Let us know any we’ll add it to the guide!

Jul 30, 2018

OSHA Proposes Rule Rolling Back Injury and Illness Requirements for Large Companies

Jul 30, 2018

Jul 26, 2018

New App Uses Virtual Reality to Teach Construction Workers About Fall Protection

Jul 26, 2018

Falls from height are the leading cause of fatalities on construction sites by a long shot, as the account for around 40% of deaths. Fall protection training in the classroom can often fall short, because hearing words and learning definitions about fall prevention may not have the same effect as seeing and interacting with fall prevention techniques.

Jul 26, 2018

Jul 24, 2018

[VIDEO] Hi Rise Building Collapse During Demolition Critically Injures 1 in Miami

Jul 24, 2018

On Monday morning, a 13 story building in Miami Beach that was being prepped for demolition suddenly collapsed, injuring one Project Manager that was struck by debris.

Jul 24, 2018

Jul 20, 2018

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hospitalizes 12 Construction Workers in Maryland

Jul 20, 2018

Jul 16, 2018

How Construction Workers Can Better Protect Themselves from Skin Cancer

Jul 16, 2018

Jul 12, 2018

Frequently Asked Questions About Silica Dust Exposure, Answered

Jul 12, 2018

OSHA's new crystalline silica dust exposure regulations officially went into effect on September 23, 2017. Over the past 10 months, there has been plenty of confusion about the lung disease causing material. In the first 6 months after the effective date, OSHA's inspectors yielded 116 violations across the country.

Jul 12, 2018

Jun 29, 2018

Explosion at Under Construction Texas Hospital Leaves 1 Dead, 15 Injured

Jun 29, 2018

Investigators are on the scene of a catastrophic explosion at a Texas construction project that killed 1 and has injured another 15 workers. The explosion occurred on Tuesday afternoon at Coryell Memorial Healthcare System in Gatesville, Texas, which is being expanded.

Jun 29, 2018

Jun 18, 2018

How Can We Keep Construction Sites Safe From Fall Hazards?

Jun 18, 2018

[guest post] June is National Safety Month, and this week, the focus is on falls. As anyone who works in construction knows, this industry has some of the highest workplace accident and injury rates in the United States. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) ranks falls as one of their Fatal Four most deadly type of construction accidents.

Jun 18, 2018

Jun 5, 2018

[VIDEO] Watch A Window Fall 500 Feet to the Ground After Cable Snaps

Jun 5, 2018

Construction crews were preparing to replace window glazing on the 47-story tall Wellhouse na Leninskom tower in Moscow, Russia, when a cable snapped just as the window was about to reach the top of the structure

Jun 5, 2018

Jun 4, 2018

NTSB Releases Preliminary Report on Collapsed Pedestrian Bridge in Florida

Jun 4, 2018

On March 15, 2018, a devastating pedestrian bridge that was under construction collapsed onto an open roadway below, killing 1 bridge worker and five motorists, as well as injuring 8 others. As was expected, investigations have been underway since the accident, which are expected to take at least several more months to complete

Jun 4, 2018