Elevated Work Platforms & Scaffolding: Jobsite Safety Manual
Demonstrates How To Keep Scaffoldings and Elevated Work Platforms Safe and Accident-Free

By Mathew Burkart,
Michael McCann,
Daniel Paine

ELEVATE CONSTRUCTION SITE SAFETY!

Nowhere is construction site safety more at a premium than on elevated work platforms and scaffoldings. Elevated Work Platforms: Job Site Safety Manual, demonstrates how to keep these areas as accident-free as possible.

Hundreds of Illustrations

Written with authority by a trio of construction site safety experts, this heavily illustrated reference promotes safety through knowledge, correct equipment usage, and the careful application of construction regulations and standards. With a special emphasis on fall protection and collapse, you get:

Informative tip boxes throughout the book
Erection, inspection, working-on, and disassembly requirements
Inspection checklists
Examples of malfunction and accidents
OSHA regulations and industry standards for specific equipment
And more!

Perfect for architects, engineers, contractors, and attorneys, Elevated Work Platforms: Job Site Safety Manual is the one volume you need to stay on top of this essential construction site safety issue!

Featured Inside:

Supported Scaffolds
Suspended Scaffolds
Mobile Scaffolds
Aerial Lifts and Elevating & Rotating Platform
Scaffolds
Stairways
Ladders

Contents:

PREFACE
INTRODUCTION

Part I

Chapter 1: OSHA Regulations and Industry Standards
Chapter 2: Accidents, Injuries, and Fatality Statistics
Chapter 3: Selection & Use
Chapter 4: Training
Chapter 5: Supported Scaffolds -- Materials and Methods
Chapter 6: Fall Protection During Erection and Use of Scaffolds
Chapter 7: Electrocution on Scaffolds
Chapter 8: Emergency Response and Rescue

Part II: Supported Scaffolds

Chapter 9: Tubular-Frame Scaffolds -- Mason's Frames
Chapter 10: Tube and Coupler Scaffolding
Chapter 11: Wood Pole Scaffolds
Chapter 12: Pump Jack Scaffolds and Ladder Jack Scaffolds
Chapter 13: Job-Manufactured Scaffolds and Form Scaffolds

Part III: Suspended Scaffolds -- General Information

Chapter 14: Single-Point and Two-Point Suspension Scaffolds
Chapter 15: Multiple Point Suspension Scaffolds
Chapter 16: Adjustable Multi-Point Suspension Scaffolds
Chapter 17: Outrigger Type Scaffolding
Chapter 18: Manually Propelled Rolling Towers
Chapter 19: Aerial Work Platforms
Chapter 20: Stairways
Chapter 21: Ladders
APPENDIX A: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SCAFFOLDING
APPENDIX B: SAFETY STANDARDS FOR AERIAL LIFTS
APPENDIX C: SAFETY STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC SCAFFOLDS
APPENDIX D: SCAFFOLD CONSTRUCTION
APPENDIX E: SCAFFOLD HAZARDS
APPENDIX F: SCAFFOLD SPECIFICATIONS
APPENDIX G: SCAFFOLD SHORING AND FORMING INSTITUTE
APPENDIX H: MOST FREQUENT CITATIONS
APPENDIX I: CALCULATING SCAFFOLD PLANKS
APPENDIX J: OSHA-APPROVED SAFETY AND HEALTH PLANS
APPENDIX K: MULTIEMPLOYER DIRECTIVE
APPENDIX L: OSHA REGIONAL OFFICES
APPENDIX M: GLOSSARY

Hardcover
543 Pages - 6-1/4 x 9-1/4 in

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