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2. Scaffolding - Wikipedia

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   Scaffolding for rehabilitation in Madrid, Spain [1] Scaffolding, also called scaffold or staging, [2] is a temporary structure used to support a work crew and materials to aid in the construction, maintenance and repair of buildings, bridges and all other human-made structures. Scaffolds are widely used on site to get access to heights and ...

3. Fixed ladder - Wikipedia

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   Stand-off brackets: Dictated by OSHA Standard 1910.27(c)(4) stand-off brackets must be at least 7" (180 mm) longer than the farthest obstruction for clearance on the back side of ladder. This means that if there is a 4" (100 mm) gutter projecting from the side of a building, a fixed ladder would have to have standoff brackets that were at least ...

4. Roof edge protection - Wikipedia

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   Roof edge protection is fall protection equipment most commonly used during the construction of commercial buildings or residential housing. They can be used along with timber, steel, or concrete structures. [1] It often consists of a toe board, a main guard rail and an intermediate rail.". [2] Roof edge protection can take the form of personal ...

5. Cornice - Wikipedia

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   A rake is an architectural term for an eave or cornice that runs along the gable of the roof of a modern residential structure. It may also be called a sloping cornice, a raking cornice. The trim and rafters at this edge are called rakes, rake board, rake fascia, verge-boards, barge-boards or verge-or barge-rafters. [3]

6. Lifeline (safety) - Wikipedia

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   Lifeline (safety) Worker secured by a lifeline. A lifeline is a fall protection safety device in the form of an open fence composed of wire and stanchions secured around the perimeter of an area to prevent accidental falls. It is commonly found on sailboats [1] and construction sites, [2] as well as other situations where dangerous falls can ...

7. Parapet - Wikipedia

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   Parapet. A parapet is a barrier that is an upward extension of a wall at the edge of a roof, [1] terrace, balcony, walkway or other structure. The word comes ultimately from the Italian parapetto (parare 'to cover/defend' and petto 'chest/breast'). Where extending above a roof, a parapet may simply be the portion of an exterior wall that ...

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9. Corbel - Wikipedia

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   A corbel is a solid piece of material in the wall, whereas a console is a piece applied to the structure. A piece of timber projecting in the same way was called a "tassel" or a "bragger" in England. [1] An interior look at the roof of a corbelled house in South Africa. The technique of corbelling, where rows of corbels deeply keyed inside a ...