Masonry Magazine December 2008 Page. 24
SCAFFOLDING
Stepup has end guard panels, side brackets, and P-brackets that fit on top of side brackets to make scaffolding safer and more versatile, he says. "The average end-user, like a masonry contractor, may not know that we have end guard panels they can use."
Storage is also an issue that masonry contractors often overlook. Granite Industries has a solution for storing scaffold accessories, and almost anything else, on the jobsite. The company's MAX portable storage box serves as a giant locker for secure onsite storage.
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"This is for masons who are looking for ways to keep their materials, items and scaffolding accessories safe on the jobsite," Wyse says. "It's an inventory management tool. It takes the POD concept and applies it to jobsite storage."
Chad Kern, head of inside sales for Granite Industries, says masonry contractors can haul the storage box on an 18-foot trailer. Workers manually push the box off the trailer to unload it, then use a power wench to load it back onto the trailer.
"You can have 10 of these boxes, and you only need one trailer," Kern says, noting that the box can be lifted and placed on the second floor of a building. "It's basically a storage area that's very mobile."
Use the Right Accessory for the Job
MCANNALLY SAYS Stepup and other manufacturers offer more than 100 accessories. Stepup's accessories are designed to fit on the scaffolding, so they do a better job of protecting workers than makeshift substitutes that workers improvise on the jobsite, he says, adding that manufactured accessories can also save time and money.
"The main thing with using the right accessory is contractors don't have to worry about their employees getting hurt," McAnnally says. "It's more labor efficient if you use the right part. It's designed to go in quickly and do the job. The products are very inexpensive. They start at about $15 to $20. We're not talking large money items to make their employees safe."
Charles Dewey, VP of scaffold and erection services for Cleveland-based Waco Scaffolding and Equipment, agrees. "Most of the accessories that are necessary to ensure workers' safety with respect to scaffolding have been around for many years," Dewey explains. "These accessories include guardrail systems, access ladders and stairways, proper decking materials intended for masonry use, as well as systems to properly tie the scaffolding to a structure. The big issue with these accessories is, obviously, that they don't work if they are not used."
The reasons they're not used probably boil down to economics and ignorance, he says. "Economic reasons are simple. The perception is that it costs more money to rent or buy these items and for labor to use them than to do nothing, especially so if no one gets hurt and OSHA or a GC doesn't get involved to insist on compliance with safety rules and regulations," Dewey says. "Ignorance [is] simply in the fact that the workers don't have the proper training to understand the hazards and how to deal with them." IMAS
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