Scaffolding Blog

When it comes to statistics on scaffolding safety, it is difficult to get past this number: 4,500. That’s the number of construction-site injuries related to accidents on scaffolding, and it is a statistic that seems to persist year-to-year. At…

All of our training is in accordance with guidelines and recommendations of Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA), American National Standards Institute (ANSI), Scaffold and Access Industry Association (SAIA) and Scaffolding, Shoring and Forming Institute, Inc. (SSFI). Our training encompasses Competent Person Training, as well as user training on most systems.

What contributes to the effectiveness and success of a safety program in any given organization? Perhaps it’s something more than a “safety program”. We’d like to suggest that success is driven by a safety mindset.

One key component of ladder safety is making sure you have the right ladder for the job. Will you need one that is a self-supporting, straight, or extension ladder? So many options are available - single pole ladders, step ladders, multipurpose ladders, platform (podium) ladders, extension ladders, telescoping ladders and more.

When you’re in the scaffolding business, working in any way with or around scaffolding, it’s easy to feel torn between several reactions to Free Solo. These range from “Is the guy NUTS?!?!” to “The guy’s an outright mountain goat and hero!”.

One of the first sights to stop us in our tracks was none other than, yes, scaffolding. Frankly, you can’t miss it in Chicago. Still, stopping and starting amongst blaring taxis, this site caught my attention: the historic Tribune Tower with scaffolding perched just near the top of it. Barely visible at street level to the typical pedestrian or motorist, it sang out to me, as one whose blood almost runs through scaffolding.

With summer well underway, it’s fitting that a nostalgic look back at the family road trip is the focus of a newly released book, Don’t Make Me Pull Over. It’s conveniently well-timed for our summer blog series on notable places to visit. “Notable” for us, I admit, in that each has a scaffolding-related story.

American Scaffolding, Inc. was selected by Pioneer Cladding and Glazing to design a two tier swing stage and 45 degree corner swing stage. Challenges included creating a semi rigid connection between the two swing stages.

American Scaffolding, Inc. was selected by Architectural Glass & Metal Company, Inc to design an overhead protection that would allow people as well as vehicular traffic to continue its normal flow to and from the building’s entrances and exits.

American Scaffolding, Inc. designed and installed a dance floor swing stage that allowed workers to access the exterior wall and roof overhang. The custom designed swing stage had (4) hoist, one in each corner to allow for a smooth transition up the exterior wall.

American Scaffolding Inc was proud to work alongside Ben Hur Construction in developing and building a customized swing stage that fit perfectly around the light towers. The challenges involved in this project ranged from developing a swing stage that would allow ease of access to the light towers themselves to properly installing the system in the safest and most efficient means possible.