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Article: Four "S" words: I still remember the day I looked down from my perch atop a 6-foot frame and instantly knew this would be the day I would climb down the ladder bars instead of jumping. (Adventures in Drywall).
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- Walls & Ceilings
- Article date:
- May 1, 2003
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Scaffold: Like it or not, this "S" word is a large part of most of our lives.
Safety: Sadly, this "5" word is many times taken for granted until someone gets hurt.
Set up: The importance of this "5" word must never be ignored.
Sensible: This "5" word is the required mindset that must be maintained while working atop safely set up scaffolding.
According to the Department of Labor statistics, 2.3 million (65 percent) of construction workers frequently work off of scaffolding. Annually, there are 4,500 injuries, 50 fatalities, and $90 million in lost workdays associated with these numbers. Of these, 72 percent were due to planking or ...