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What Are The Safety Guidelines When Working With Scaffolding

This 2 minute safety training video covers: What are the two main categories of scaffold, what are the fall protections that is use to scaffolds, what is the use of wire mesh, what personal fall protection to use when working on scaffolds, what is a vertical lifeline, what are the other conditions that makes a scaffold unsafe to work on, how to work safely on a scaffold. This clip was taken from a full-length training video. Click here to watch the 18 minute full length version.

The Full-Length Version is Available on DVD!

We depend on the surfaces that we walk and work on for a lot of things... to provide the support we need to position ourselves properly, to help us use our muscles efficiently, to keep our balance and do our work safely. But we often take their condition for granted, and that is a big mistake.

Year after year slips, trips, and falls make up the majority of on-the-job accidents. They cause almost 20% of disabling occupational injuries, and thousands of fatalities annually. Yet most of these accidents could have been prevented.

Atlantic Training’s Walking and Working Surfaces Safety DVD programemployee slips, trips and falls continue to be the leading source of accidents and injuries in the workplace. But Atlantic Training will soon release two new "Walking and Working Surfaces" programs, for construction and general industry environments.

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Video Transcript

By far the largest number of fatal fall occurs from scaffolds. In many cases this is because the potential for a fall is underestimated. Falls from a scaffold can result from carelessness, poor maintenance or improper use. A scaffold is any elevated platform that can be move to reach the desired work level or position. Suspension scaffolds hang by ropes or wires from overhead support. Mobile scaffolds are supported on wheels or casters both types require care both before and during use from maximum safety. Before mounting a scaffold make sure it’s built for the weight you’ll be putting on, that includes the platforms, suspension ropes or wires and the overhead support. If you’re not sure how much any part of the system will hold, check with your supervisor.