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EWI Safety Education Center

Here is a place for us all to think about safety. We will be gathering educational material here to help us practice better safety at work.

Scaffold Safety

SCAFFOLD SAFETY GUIDELINES
- Study these excellent scaffold guidelines
  
  (source: government of Manitoba, Canada)
  "stollen" from url : http://www.gov.mb.ca/labour/safety/publication/guidelines/scaffold/

WOODPLANKS - "Make sure they are in good condition"

Click here to learn about
how to inspect wood planks for safety

(source: government of Manitoba, Canada)

CODE OF SAFE PRACTICES FOR SCAFFOLDS
- Read the Code of Safe Practices for Scaffolds
  
  (source: SCAFFOLD INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, INC.)

More to Come, stay tuned.

A Challenging Safety Quiz

ARE YOU BEING SAFE WITH SCAFFOLD? HAVE YOU READ UP ON THE OSHA SCAFFOLD REGULATORY DOCUMENT?

HERE IS A TEST QUESTION ON SCAFFOLD SAFETY:
TEST QUESTION 1:
Fill in the blank:
scaffold component shall be capable of supporting, without failure, its own weight and at least times the maximum intended load applied or transmitted to it.

Now the following test question is basically the same as the last one but in MULTIPLE CHOICE format:
TEST QUESTION 2:
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
How many times the maximum intended load should a scaffold be capable of supporting?

a) 2 times
b) 3 times
c) 4 times
d) none of the above.

What is your answer?
Find the correct answer in the regulatory text from OSHA

So do you think that the wood plank that you are going to stand on will be able to support another plank plus four guys your size? If not, then it is not safe. Don't use it. Get rid of it. The manufacturer of an OSHA approved plank must have taken this into consideration, and therefore they must have designed their planks to meet the load requirements of OSHA. But should we assume that this is the case for all planks that we load things on?

TEST QUESTION 3: MATCHING:

Match terms with corresponding definition:

....

A. "User":

B. "Competent Person":

C. "Qualified Person":

1. One who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees, and who has authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them.

2. One who, by possession of a recognized degree, certificate, or professional standing, or who by extensive knowledge, training and experience, has successfully demonstrated his/her ability to resolve problems and design solutions related to the subject matter, the work, or the project.

3. An individual having access to, or control over the equipment.

ANSWER: A - 3, B - 1, C - 2

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SCAFFOLD SAFETY GUIDELINES

WOODPLANKS - "Make sure they are in good condition"

CODE OF SAFE PRACTICES FOR SCAFFOLDS

Read the Code of Safe Practices for Scaffolds (source: SCAFFOLD INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, INC.)

ARE YOU BEING SAFE WITH SCAFFOLD? HAVE YOU READ UP ON THE OSHA SCAFFOLD REGULATORY DOCUMENT?

Read the Code of Safe Practices for Scaffolds

(source: SCAFFOLD INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, INC.)