During this weeks company huddle Kam Petersen discussed safety
while working with scaffolding during the building of our homes. Scaffolding is any temporary platform, either
supported from below or suspended from above, on which workers sit or stand when
performing tasks at heights above the ground.
Unfortunately, injuries happen on job sites and 9.9% of those fatal
injuries are related to falls. Due to
the increased danger of injury scaffolding must be inspected every single day,
especially after heavy rains or if the scaffolding has been struck.
Scaffolding requires a base plate or mud sill to protect the
scaffolding from sinking into the ground.
Other safety elements that are required when using scaffolding are a toe
board which prevents items from falling down to the ground and hurting someone
below, an overhang of 6 – 12 inches, fully planked, squared, guard rails and
even mid rails are all needed to protect the safety of the workers. As you can see, working from such heights can
be extremely dangerous, which is why Destination Homes reviews the safety
regulations for working at such heights with everyone in the company.
