Scaffolds: Safe work Practices
TOOLBOX TALK Introduction 1. Review any accidents or "near accidents" from the past week. 2. Describe the hazards of the work as they relate to your project. Explain or show the safe way of doing the job. 3. Give the Tool Box Safety Talk Failure to follow safe work practices when using scaffolds is a major cause of scaffolding related accidents. To ensure safety, learn to recognize hazards, and always use these safe work practices: Inspect scaffolds before each work shift and after any incident that could affect the structural integrity of the scaffold. Take any questionable scaffold out of service, tag it and report damage or defects immediately. * Do not load scaffolds beyond their capacity. Keep only the tools and materials you need...