Guarding of elevator shaft
Good Practice
This image shows an example of a safe work practice.
Summary Statement
Elevator shafts pose serious fall hazards and need to be properly guarded, as has been done here. Plastic sheeting keeps dust and debris from falling down the shaft onto workers below.
July 2014
Crushed/Struck By, Falls, Carpenter, Cement Mason, Concrete Polisher, Drywall Applicator Specialist, Electrical Worker, Elevator Constructor, HVAC, Interior Systems Carpenter, Painter, Plasterer, Plumber/Pipefitter, Reinforcing Ironworker, Roofer/Waterproofer, Scaffold Erector, Sheetmetal Worker, Sprinkler Fitter, Stonemason, Structural Ironworker, Welder, Commercial & Institutional, Industrial, LEED/Green Construction, Renovations, Images
elevator shaft, fall hazard, guarding
J. Vinton Schafer & Sons, Inc. and CCBC Catonsville
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