Please share! 3M/Capital Safety has issued an IMMEDIATE RECALL for certain series of a very popular 16-foot Talon SRL. This notification will be also added to our Technical Library for the Competent Fall Protection...
Is the scaffold appropriately structured? Proper spacing and bracing are the two elements that ensure the fantastic strength of industrial scaffolds. How? Tubular metal scaffold posts are incredibly strong provided that the forces are...
Is the scaffold stable? Simple scaffold load calculations typically contemplate downward vertical (live load) forces only. But even the strongest scaffolds can be overturned if they are not stable against horizontal or even upward...
Is the scaffold load rating calculated correctly? Welcome to the North American scaffold industry’s “Dirty Little Secret.” That is, hardly ANY of the scaffolds erected have proper load ratings based on accurate calculations. Ironic,...
Scaffold Access Fundamentals: This 20 Hour Blended Online Program (mobile friendly) focuses on the fundamentals of overseeing industrial/construction scaffolding operations, including codes and standards, scaffolding best practices, program elements, design requirements, compliance issues, product...
We’re delighted to announce that we have initiated a new professional “Community of Practice” for Scaffold/Access Supervisors, Managers, Forepersons, Superintendents, Regulatory/Safety Officers, Trade Supervisors, and similar roles. We are interested in sharing information, opinions,...
Just UPDATED and re-launched for 2018! Our popular Competent Fall Protection Equipment Inspector Program is once again available to train as an ONLINE Blended Learning program. The program features: digital mLearning tutorial sessions one-on-one...
Before next week’s release – Stephen Pike’s new Kindle book “Questioning Safety™: Scaffolding” is now available on Amazon for pre-order! You can find it here…. Stephen Pike is the founder of the Access Institute...
2 Day “Best Practices for Access Scaffolding” Training Would you like to be able to ask better questions about your scaffolding? Do you want to add a certification in scaffolding to your professional resume?...
The Access Industry has exploded in the last 20 years! Scaffolds, suspended access, aerial work platforms, “work at height”, confined spaces – all have substantially increased worker safety requirements. In his new book, Stephen...
