What is a scaffold load path? The Merriam Webster Dictionary describes a path as a “trodden way.” It also describes a path as a “track specially constructed for a particular use” and “a way of life, ...

Platforms must be fully planked or decked between front uprights and guardrail supports, with minimal gaps allowed. Minimum platform width is 16 in., with some exceptions based on space constraints.

In celebration of World of Concrete’s 50th anniversary this year, the Scaffold & Access Industry Association (SAIA) brought back its popular Scaffold Builders Challenge for the first time in almost ...

In Part 6 of this article series, we look at the requirements that pertain to how scaffolding is used [29 CFR 1926.451(f)]. The first rule is you can’t load scaffolds or components beyond their ...