Whether it's hanging intricate holiday decorations, cleaning your windows or performing a simple repair, a scaffold can come in handy. Since this isn't a piece of equipment the average homeowner has on hand, renting a scaffold is typically the next step. Before setting up your rental, make sure you know how to use the unit safely.
Transport With Care
Ensure that you are transporting the scaffolding rental with care. Failure to do so can jeopardize its structural integrity, increasing the risk of an accident.
If your company is hoping to expand to include metal-fabrication services, your first course of action should be to ensure a safe work environment and proper training before allowing your employees to begin work. Here are three safety tips to keep in mind when it comes to metal fabrication.
Inspect the Tools at the Start of Every Shift
Metal-fabrication workers typically use grinders and shears to get the job done. It should go without saying that this type of equipment can be extremely dangerous if it malfunctions or is not handled properly.
If you're about to pour concrete for your sidewalk, you're going to want to know why cracks appear in newly poured concrete. After all, isn't it designed to withstand a variety of pressures, including heat from the sun and the pressure of shrinkage when drying? Absolutely, but there are several mistakes that can be made when pouring your sidewalks, including:
Too much water in the mix – excessive water will cause your slabs to shrink more than they can structurally handle: in some extreme cases, as much as a half-inch per 100 feet Excessive heat causing the concrete to dry too quickly – when concrete dries too quickly, it reacts negatively to the pressure: the interior concrete should still be drying for a few days after the surface has solidified Too few control joints – these items must be installed every 8–12 inches in your concrete in order to create controlled expansion cracks that allow your concrete to expand and contrast: too few of them will cause the concrete to crack Solving These Problems
If you are a contractor looking to build something with steel, you have a decision to make when it's time to create or purchase the materials you will need. Should you go with cold rolled steel or hot rolled steel? Hot rolled steel in general is known to be easier to work with and typically costs less but cold rolled steel also has some benefits you might not have thought about.
You can spend weeks preparing for the holidays. Everything can be perfect. The food is great; the family has arrived, and suddenly, your plumbing stops working. Nothing you do after that point can save your holiday gathering. If you want to prevent this type of problem, you need to take precautions now.
Septic Tank
If you are on a septic tank system, you need to have it checked and possibly pumped before the holidays, especially if you haven't had it inspected for a while.
