Masonry Magazine December 2011 Page. 32
SCAFFOLDING
Courtesy of NonStop Scaffolding. As far as Premier Scaffold Solutions, we're always looking for a safer way to allow the masons get more production and the owners to save more labor time. Our R&D department is working hard right now on a new product that I can't talk about right now, but its very design will help in production and labor savings for the end-user.
Breithaupt: OSHA has really cracked down on scaffolding. Non-Stop scaffolding, by design, eliminates the many reasons contractors get citations on conventional scaffolding. In addition, we have many built-in safety features that contribute to our spotless track record: Non-Stop has never collapsed in use.
Nowadays, it's more about training. Our reps train our customers' men in all aspects of the scaffolding, and we issue OSHA wallet cards to verify they've been trained. The contractor can administer the same training to new hires with the written safety course that comes with our equipment. It provides written proof the men are properly trained. It is accepted by OSHA and the Corps of Engineers.
Non-Stop has introduced accessories to make complicated set-ups go as fast as straight walls.
Masonry: Regarding material costs, have you seen increases or decreases during the last two years, and how have you adjusted?
Solomon: Cost seems to have gone back and forth, but overall, costs have gone up and, as of right now, our plan is not to raise any prices to our customers in these trying times, if at all possible.
Breithaupt: We use only high-tensile tubing for our towers, and its cost has gone up about 30 percent during the last two years. Because it's such a specialized type of high-grade tubing.
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