During any serious and risky work like scaffolding or fixing electrical switch boards, you need to exercise extreme caution.

Consider the scaffolding in this column.

Whether you are a painter or a window cleaner, you must take precautions. Although scaffolding provides a larger area, you can still fall and slip and hurt yourself. In many places, you must have heard of reports where people fall, get injured and die. The following precautions you should take to avoid injury.

while i work – There are chances that you will slip and fall from a scaffolding. You should not work on a surface that has oil or grease on it. Do you know what good traction is? You should wear only those shoes that provide you with a good grip. You should not let all your tools pile up. They could trip and fall on other people. When there is snow or storm or even rain, you should avoid working outdoors.

Scaffold Erection – The first step you must take is to assemble the scaffolding correctly. You must ensure that the base of the scaffold is stable and rigid. You should avoid using things like boxes, bricks, or even barrels. These do not have proper balance and cannot support the scaffolding. The scaffold planks must also be strong. You must ensure that it can support a weight of at least four times its own weight. If you are talking to contractors, you should also talk to them and ask them to choose a heavy duty cable or wire.

Safety Toolbox – The first aid tool kit is a must-have anywhere construction work is taking place. There are many safety guidelines that workers must follow. If there is a danger of falling debris, employees must wear hard hats. If scaffolding is done over water, workers must be able to swim and, if necessary, wear a life jacket. An example of this is shipyard construction work.

Various Safety Requirements – There are certain occupational safety and health rules that you must follow. This applies to the following things like:

1. Construction materials

2. Details of scaffolding requirements

3.Other details

Apart from the above, the contractors should also maintain a guardrail or bulletin board on the construction site and throughout the area to avoid any kind of mishaps. No one is allowed to intrude in the area without obtaining prior permission from the site inspectors. The working hours must also have a particular limit so that the workers do not continue to work in the afternoon or at night.