Roof Platforms

Workers who cannot safely reach the equipment they need to maintain will find another way. They will drag over a portable ladder, climb on a nearby structure, or make do with whatever lets them reach the valve, gauge, or panel they need. That improvisation is where injuries happen. A lot of industrial facilities carry access problems they have lived with for years. The scaffolding that was temporary ten years ago is still there. The maintenance technician who knows the safe route around the hazards has retired and nobody briefed their replacement properly. The platform that almost reaches the equipment has [...]