All david glabe Articles

Has scaffold construction changed since the 1700s?
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David Glabe on how scaffold and construction engineering has and has not gone from “art” to “science”
Is OSHA ‘organized’?
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David Glabe breaks down OSHA regulations and standards terminology and references
Is your scaffold load path safe?
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David Glabe talks about the importance of load paths in scaffold design and engineering
Working at height: When can I fall?
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David Glabe addresses why falls from heights within construction consistently remain a primary cause of injuries in the industry
Scaffold accident – or perhaps not
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David Glabe addresses suspended scaffolding accidents and shoring collapses.
Column: Protecting workers from falling objects
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David Glabe provides ‘fun facts’ about falling object protection
Where’s the bracing?
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David Glabe explores why “confusion reigns supreme” when it comes to scaffold bracing
Scaffolding: Is it a plank? Or a platform?
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Is a scaffold without a platform a scaffold? Is a scaffold without planks still a scaffold? Industry veteran David Glabe weighs in
Why ignorance is not bliss when it comes to scaffolding
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David Glabe asks: Since all workers involved with the design, erection and use of scaffolds must be trained, how is it that scaffolds are so poorly designed, erected and used?
Scaffolding and shoring: What’s the difference?
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Industry expert David Glabe details how platforms define usage 
Column: Mast climbers 101
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David Glabe covers all things mast climbing – including some clarification in regard to ANSI and OSHA regulations
Hanging loose – or not
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Industry veteran David Glabe talks all things fall protection – and how the “Look Good Hypothesis” plays a (negative) part.
Access Lifts and Handlers - May-June 2022
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May-June 2022