This course covers the requirements for construction and the safe construction and use of scaffolding using the OSHA construction scaffold standard as a guide. Course topics include hazards associated ...

OSHA's scaffold access rules prohibit climbing crossbraces; employers must provide alternative safe access methods. Specific requirements exist for ladders, stairways, ramps, and integrated access ...

In keeping with tradition, OSHA was on hand to reveal its Top 10 Most Cited Standards at the 2024 National Safety Council Safety Congress & Expo. At the event, Scott Ketcham, director of the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — An ironworker and a technical ...

Citations for violating scaffolding requirements consistently make it onto OSHA’s annual Top 10 list. The requirements are in 29 CFR 1926.451(a) through (h). In this Part 4, we look at the ...