Safe Scaffolds Thousands of builders are injured every year as a result of scaffold failures.
Typical failures prove that safety is an active choice.
Through 20 years of stretching from ladders, climbing on roofs and bouncing across over-extended staging planks, I stand unscathed. Like most conscientious builders, I always put safety first - usually. Looking back, I could have easily avoided the few staging failures that occurred on my projects. All failures were caused either by using the wrong material correctly or the right material incorrectly. It's no surprise when I hear experts argue that improper material selection and misuse cause most scaffold failures.