Count some tips of safety at work place

6. Use the Proper Equipment for Working at Heights (Scaffold vs Lift vs Ladder)

Just as harnesses are not one-size-fits-all, neither are fall protection solutions. In some situations, a scaffold is going to be your best solution to work at heights. This might be for painting a house or washing low-level windows. If so, you’ll probably be able to equip the scaffold with railing, making your fall protection much easier to address. Other times, scaffolds will be infeasible and you’ll find yourself on a lift. Depending on the type of lift, you may or may not need to wear a harness and lanyard (such as when using a scissor lift). Still other times, you’ll be using a ladder, at which point the requirements for fall protection become trickier. We’ll talk about that further down. Portable, durable scaffolding can replace work from a ladder, like the Easi-Dec system.

In the end, it’s important to recognize your situation and what type of elevation system is required, whether that be a ladder, scaffold, lift, or any other solution.