During certain projects, electricians may find themselves working at height on a scaffold. Experienced electricians are well-versed in fall protection and scaffolding safety, but here are some tips ...

In Part 7, we look at the fall protection requirements for scaffolding users [29 CFR 1926.451(g)]. At what point does OSHA require fall protection for scaffolding users? If the level the employee is ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today renewed its alliance with the Scaffold and Access Industry Association to provide information and training to protect the safety and ...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited a South Jersey construction company owner with a long history of workplace safety violations for exposing ...

In an effort to increase job-site safety and reduce the chance of job-related accidents, the National Association of Home Builders has released a new Scaffold Safety Video. Available through NAHB's ...

"OSHA standards for scaffold safety are designed to protect workers from falls, but this company has been cited almost a dozen times for ignoring them," said John Deifer, area director for OSHA's ...

After a compliance officer saw Real Contractors’ employees exposed to fall hazards, OSHA cited the company for repeat violations related to failure to provide safe scaffolding, and failure to provide ...

Three roofers were injured when they fell two stories because a spruce plank used as the platform could not support the workers’ weight and snapped. OSHA claims the plank was not graded for scaffold ...

New York City’s tens of thousands of construction workers face a precarious landscape at work. Teetering at the edge of rooftops, sidestepping mammoth cranes and noisy bulldozers, and navigating ...

A newly published legal resource explains strict liability protections, covered workers, common scaffold accidents, and compensation options available to construction workers injured on NYC job sites.

An Altoona construction worker who died in February 2020 fell more than 20 feet from a scaffold on which a key safety bar had been incorrectly installed, according to the U.S. Occupational Health and ...