| Scaffold design is a very important detail in | | | | The crane must have a safety latch and shackles to |
| scaffolding use. Your safety and well being depend | | | | be completely safe. |
| on the specifics of how the scaffold is designed. It | | | | The next main point in scaffold design is the platform. |
| really all comes down to three main components of | | | | The platform should be made with no less than two |
| the design. These fundamentals are essential and | | | | by ten lumber and it should be perfectly level. If the |
| should be kept in mind before attempting to | | | | leveling of the platform is off, even in the slightest |
| assemble a scaffold. The three most vital | | | | than you risk the possibility of workers losing balance |
| components are specific requirements for the | | | | and consequentially falling from the scaffold. |
| scaffold, details of the platform, and rudiments for | | | | The last fundamental of scaffold design is the guard |
| the guard rails. | | | | rails. Guard rails absolutely must be incorporated into |
| In order to understand scaffold design, you need to | | | | the scaffold design if the scaffolding goes beyond |
| have some knowledge of specified requirements | | | | five feet of the design or if the scaffolding is near |
| needed to assemble it. The first of these | | | | any amount of water. As far as measurements go, |
| requirements is that it must be strong enough but | | | | the top rail should be 42-45 inches high. The midrail |
| also capable of holding the desired weight. If it is not | | | | should be half way between the top and the bottom |
| able to handle the weight you incur on it then it has | | | | rail. And lastly, the material used in the actual scaffold |
| the possibility of collapsing and workers getting hurt. | | | | design must be two to four inches of flat bar or pipe |
| You also must be cautious of your lumber. You | | | | and they must be securely in place. |
| should make certain that it is good quality lumber and | | | | The three main fundamentals to scaffold design are |
| that should any pieces break, get burned, or are | | | | specified requirements, platform details, and essentials |
| other wise damaged that it is swiftly replaced before | | | | for guard rails. If you apply these fundamentals to |
| its next use. Also remember that the scaffold is only | | | | your design then the scaffold will be efficiently sturdy |
| as strong as its weakest point. Any suspended | | | | and especially safe. Your design will be an exceedingly |
| scaffold design must have four points of contact. | | | | productive scaffold. |