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  • Staging High Work

    New scaffolding products and personal safety gear make it easier than ever to perform high work safely.

  • Q&A: Fall Protection Criteria

    Q: Your May 2001 article "Fall Protection Update" says that OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1926 requires fall protection for anyone working above 6 feet. Here in Washington state, I understand that the standard applies when there is a 10-foot fall potential. What a

  • Q&A: Weight Limits for Ladders

    Q: Do the listed weight limits for ladders and scaffold planks include a safety factor? If so, how much weight can be added beyond the listed weight until failure occurs?

  • Backfill: One More Reason to Quit Smoking

    Beware gas buildup in water heaters

  • Commonsense Lead Safety

    A remodeling contractor describes the practical measures he takes to keep workers and customers healthy, avoid legal costs, and create a clean, comfortable work site.

  • Notebook

    Free safety training for small builders, mold and moisture bankrupt big builder, plastic lumber ages well, New York builders liable for fall-related injuries, self-cleaning windows, more

  • Backfill: High-Rise Bamboo

    High-rise staging with bamboo

  • Resources

    Safety videos

  • Fall Protection Update

    In an effort to make fall protection more practical, OSHA continues to refine its alternative strategies. A framing contractor explains how to work safely and meet the regs, but still get the job done.

  • Toolbox: Scaffolding Made Easy

    Versatile scaffolding for any site