It is safe to say that every power plant in the world uses scaffolding in some way, shape, or form. It is a critical component for many maintenance activities where permanently installed access is not ...

The tragic increase in the construction death rate reported by the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH) during the first year of the pandemic should concern all New Yorkers ...

The National Safety Council, Itasca, Ill., recently released ANSI A10.8, Safety Requirements for Scaffolding, to establish safety requirements for the construction, operation, maintenance, and use of ...

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 a bid to make working on scaffolds safer, Mayor Bloomberg has recorded radio ads in Spanish that call on immigrant laborers to report unsafe conditions to the city. The public-service ads, ...

OSHA has cited two contractors for alleged serious violations of safety standards following a June 2 scaffold collapse at Binghamton University in Vestal, N.Y., that injured six workers. The incident ...

Rising construction costs on Long Island fuel debate over New York’s Scaffold Law, insurance premiums, and worker safety data ...

Every year, certain special interests aggressively call for weakening New York’s long-standing Scaffold Safety Law. Some may do so because they cynically want to boost their profits by cutting corners ...