Avoid Scaffolding Hazards- Do’s And Don’ts Of Scaffolding.

Scaffolding hazards are not unheard of. The 3 basic causes of an accident generally are, ‘I didn’t think’, ‘I didn’t see’ and ‘I didn’t know’. Most of the scaffolding accidents are caused because of mere carelessness.

Scaffolds Are Generally Used As:

1. Temporary Platforms for New Residential and Commercial Construction Work.

2. Routine Maintenance.
3. General Industry Work.

According to the latest statistics, about 65% of all construction workers perform their work on scaffolds every year.

Looking at the variety of applications that scaffolds are used for, we just can’t question the importance of safety or durability required during the scaffolding process.
Even though, scaffolds are quite regularly used, every year we have around 9000 injuries and 79 fatalities caused due to mishaps on the Scaffolding site. These numbers continue to rise with every passing day.

No matter how safe or sturdy a scaffold may look like, it can only support a specific weight capacity. So, let’s go through a general list of do’s and don’ts required to be followed during the usage of a scaffold.

Do’s :

1. Be careful about other fellow co-workers working on the site.

2. Stay off the scaffold during the process of loading or unloading of raw material and other construction material.
3. Always replace Guardrails after loading or unloading.
4. Remember to use the 3-point climbing strategy. (Use 2 hands and one foot or 2 feet and 1 hand while climbing).
5. Never forget to exit the mobile(moving) scaffolds before moving.
6. Always wear full protection to avoid accidents of any kind.

 

Don’ts:

1. Don’t allow debris, dust or waste material to collect on the Scaffold.

2. Don’t try to move outside the guardrails.

3. Don’t stand on the delicate ties, guardrails, or extensions. It might be fatally dangerous for you.

4. Don’t let the scaffold get overloaded. Proper training includes informing the workers about the maximum intended load of the scaffold that you’ll be working on, as well as its load-carrying capacity.
5. Never use a scaffold, which appears to be damaged in any way.
6. Don’t climb on a portion of the scaffold frame, which is not intended for climbing. 

7.Don’t walk on a scaffold planking covered in mud, water, snow, or ice. These things make the surface slippery and you might have a fall.
8. Regardless of the structural design of the scaffold, workers must be trained to recognize the terms associated with capacity limits when working on scaffolds.

Over 2 million construction workers work on scaffolds every single year. Protecting all these workers from scaffold-related accidents would actually prevent an estimate of around 4,500 injuries and 50 deaths every year. Each person who works on a scaffold should be trained by a qualified person i.e., someone who has sufficient knowledge about scaffold safety to recognize hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and understands the procedures necessary to control or minimize those hazards. Last but not the least, the training session for the scaffolders should also include lessons related to the Nature of Electrical Hazards, Fall Hazards, Falling Object Hazards in the Work Area etc.

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