Baker Scaffold Wheels & What To Do!

Good afternoon to all I.D.I. employees,

 

Your new Field Safety Committee is off to a great start with identifying a few safety matters that we are addressing.  The committee advised that there are on occasions, times when they are working at a job site and the task calls for a baker scaffold.  While on the ground they set up a baker scaffold and lock all 4 baker scaffold wheels.  Then when they mount onto the scaffold, the additional weight causes a baker scaffold wheel to come unlocked.   

Our warehouse manager oversees the task of all of our equipment being inspected for safety and maintained before equipment gets sent out into the field and he does an awesome job with this.  If defective equipment is found, it is repaired if it can be without changing the structural integrity of the equipment and if it can’t be repaired, the equipment gets destroyed.   Our baker scaffold wheels and locking mechanisms are included with what gets inspected at the shop.  Now there are times when a baker scaffold is transferred from a job site directly to another job site.  Our drivers will inspect the equipment when making the transfer, but, out in the field, an employee might find that a baker scaffold wheel unlocks when weight is placed upon the baker scaffold.  This scenario is hard to always uncover.

We feel there is a simple fix and we just need your help and communication.  At our last volunteer quarterly safety meeting held in February, 2014, one of the training topics was specifically on baker scaffold safety and we discussed and trained on inspecting baker scaffolds and all its components.  If you are using a baker scaffold and have a wheel or wheels where the brakes won’t lock or stay locked when occupied, you need to remove that wheel from service.  Then, simply notify your Superintendent and/or our Safety Director and we will provide you with a baker scaffold wheel or wheels with working locks. 

 

We thank the Field Safety Committee for bringing this to our attention.  This is one of the exact reasons why we have the field safety committee; to help uncover hidden potential hazards and to help provide solutions. 

 

Great job Field Safety Committee – (Brian Vicicondi, Rafael Nunez, Ricardo Villagomez, Dennis Johnson & Keith Rehn)

 

If you have any questions about this at all, you are encouraged to call our Safety Director, Peter at (847) 417-1689. 

Have a Safe Day!