Scaffold

Scaffolding, also called scaffold or staging, is a temporary structure used to support a work crew and materials to aid in the construction, maintenance and repair of buildings, bridges and all other man made structures. Scaffolds are widely used on site to get access to heights and areas that would be otherwise hard to get to. Unsafe scaffolding has the potential to result in death or serious injury. Scaffolding is also used in adapted forms for formwork and shoring, grandstand seating, concert stages, access/viewing towers, exhibition stands, ski ramps, half pipes and art projects.Tube and clamp scaffold detail.A type of metal pole scaffold in France.Wooden pole scaffold.Pipe staging is very common in the U.S. Welded sections stack on top of each other and braced with cross braces, workers stand on planks or aluminum platforms.Bamboo scaffold with nylon knots.The putlog is the horizontal piece on which the platform rests, the upright pole is called a standard. In some masonry buildings the holes into which the putlogs are inserted remain unfilled and are called putlog holes.A type of putlog scaffold where the putlogs go through the wall and are relatively balanced on each side.Carpenters' bracket scaffolding or wall brackets bolt through, and hang from, a wall.Tall horse scaffold.Swing stageLadder brackets mount to the rungs of a ladder and hold planks.Trestle ladder scaffold.A simple putlog type scaffolding and roof brackets.Stilts are considered a type of scaffold by OSHA in the USA. Stilts are commonly used by drywall tapers working on ceilings. Scaffolding, also called scaffold or staging, is a temporary structure used to support a work crew and materials to aid in the construction, maintenance and repair of buildings, bridges and all other man made structures. Scaffolds are widely used on site to get access to heights and areas that would be otherwise hard to get to. Unsafe scaffolding has the potential to result in death or serious injury. Scaffolding is also used in adapted forms for formwork and shoring, grandstand seating, concert stages, access/viewing towers, exhibition stands, ski ramps, half pipes and art projects. There are five main types of scaffolding used worldwide today. These are Tube and Coupler (fitting) components, prefabricated modular system scaffold components, H-frame / facade modular system scaffolds, timber scaffolds and bamboo scaffolds (particularly in China). Each type is made from several components which often include: