Fall injuries may be the most obvious scaffold-related hazard, but they’re not the only one. Debris and objects falling from scaffolds can hit passersby underneath. 

Fall Protection – General Requirements remains at the top of the list for the 13th year in a row.

The OSHA standard on fall protection, general requirements, construction is one of the top 10 most frequently penalized OSHA standards for FY 2022. 

Erecting a scaffolding system is its biggest deterrent and the greatest drain on maintenance productivity. Suspended platforms can increase efficiency.

Five out of the six safety violations issued by OSHA recently to a NJ contractor were repeat ones involving fall and scaffolding hazards while employees were applying stucco to a commercial building in Westwood, N.J.