Citations for violating scaffolding requirements consistently make it onto OSHA’s annual Top 10 list. The requirements are in 29 CFR 1926.451(a) through (h). In this Part 4, we look at the ...

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This episode provides a raw and intense look at a high-risk scaffolding project in Paddington, where skilled workers dismantle a massive temporary roof structure thirteen stories above the ground.