Toolbox talk, Equipment, about 8 minutes
Scaffold safety
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Why this one
A scaffold is a temporary building. When it's built right and checked, it works. When someone pulls a brace or overloads a deck, people fall and things fall on people below.
Say this
- 1.Check the tag before you climb. If there's no tag, or it says not to use it, stay off and tell your lead.
- 2.A competent person inspects the scaffold before the shift, per the current rule and your procedure. Workers report what they see.
- 3.Use the access the scaffold was built with. No climbing on cross braces, rails or frames.
- 4.Planks and decks should be fully in place, with no gaps and no damage. Don't load the platform beyond its rated capacity.
- 5.Guardrails and fall protection are there for a reason. Never remove a rail or a brace to get a job done.
- 6.Only trained people erect, move, change or take down a scaffold. If it needs to change, ask for the competent person.
- 7.Keep the deck clear of loose tools and debris. Barricade the area below, because falling objects hurt as much as falling people.
Ask the crew
- – Has anyone climbed a scaffold and felt it wasn't right? What did you notice?
- – What do we do when a rail is in the way of the work?
- – Who's the competent person for scaffolds on this site, and how do you reach them?
Watch for today
- Missing tags or old tags on a scaffold in use.
- Missing planks, rails or braces, and gaps between the deck and the wall.
- Materials piled on the platform, or people working below with no overhead protection.
Close with: No tag, no climb. If it's not right, don't use it.
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