Masonry Magazine June 2008 Page. 20
ADJUSTABLE
SCAFFOLDING
Accessories and safety equipment
A NEW BARRICADE GUARDRAIL from
Non-Stop Scaffolding Inc. in Shreveport, La, pro-
tects workers at corners, where the scaffolding
extends past the building and at openings in the
wall, such as truck docks, says Justin Breithaupt Jr.,
VP and co-owner of the company.
"This actually lets you block out sections of
the scaffold," Breithaupt says. "It prevents the
masonry contractor from walking passed the
corner of a building."
This year, Non-Stop released its Parts Basket,
which holds parts, braces, guardrails and tools.
"This is for our customers who were having
trouble keeping all of their parts in one place
and wanted to move around easily from job to
job," Breithaupt says. "You shouldn't have to go
looking for parts and brackets when it's time to
go to the next jobsite."
Non-Stop added guardrails to the baskets to
produce the Man Basket, which holds workers.
"There are times when [masonry contractors]
have a spot on the wall 20 feet high," Breithaupt
says. "They used to put a guy on a pallet and lift
him up there on a forklift to fix it. If OSHA catch-
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IMI Scaffold Training
The rise in New York City scaffold accidents in 2006 led to creation
a special Mayor's Task Force, on which the International Masonry Inst
tute (IMI) continues to serve. The group's efforts led to tough new star
dards and a special enforcement unit, which in turn had inspector
shutting down jobsites.
Fortunately, scaffold training offered at IMI's John B. Scola Trainin
Center in New York kept area BAC members working, while other
scrambled. BAC officials were able to tap into the Training Manageme
Database for quick proof.
Scaffold safety is a staple at all IMI training centers, beginning with th
pre-job apprentice curriculum, along with OSHA 10-hour and 30-hour cour
es. To make it easier for BAC locals to offer the OSHA-required class
when needed by their members, IMI trains the trainers in the OSHA 50
courses at the Flynn Center. The IMI also works closely with locals and the
contractors to tailor safety classes to meet specific market needs, such
respirator fit testing and rigging foreman certification. For more informatio
visit www.imiweb.org. IMAS
Parts Basket
Photo courtesy of Non-Stop Scaffolding
es you doing that, you're in for a very expensive fine. With a
Man Basket, you can put a man with tools and materials in
there and work anywhere a forklift can reach. The workers can
also be tied off for safety."
Charles Dewey, VP of scaffold and erection services for
Cleveland-based Waco Scaffolding and Equipment, says
masonry contractors don't know about a lot of the fea-
tures, benefits and accessories of frame scaffold systems.
"We're still having people hurt in our business, because peo-
ple don't know how to use the scaffolding properly or don't
know the regulations, which is amazing in the age we live in,"
Dewey says. "Part of it is that guys don't want to take the time
to learn about scaffolding, so they just don't know about it."
Safety products have been available for a long time, Dewey
says. "The problem has been that the guys didn't know they
were available or didn't use them."
Replacing wood with metal, synthetics
WOOD HAS LONG BEEN used with scaffold systems for
mudsills and planking, but it's starting to be replaced by metal
and synthetic materials.
"We have metal mudsills, instead of wood, that attach to the
screw jack," Bridges says. "It's not going to get cut up on the
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