Ensure the scaffold is properly tied off before beginning work. Use a ladder, stair tower or ramp to reach a scaffold. Don’t climb up the scaffold itself. Keep scaffolds within 14 inches of the side ...

Construction site injuries are often caused by preventable safety violations such as inadequate fall protection, poor equipment maintenance, lack of worker training, electrical hazards, and failure to ...

The Scaffold Law (Labor Law 240) makes contractors and property owners strictly liable for gravity-related injuries, aiming to improve worker safety on construction sites. Opponents argue the law is ...

WorkSafe New Zealand is reminding construction businesses that a prohibition notice means work must stop, after an Auckland company was sentenced and ...

A sign-making and fitting company and its director have been fined after an employee fell from an unguarded scaffolding tower and later died from his injuries.