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  2. Scaffolding - Wikipedia

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    Scaffolding for rehabilitation in Madrid, Spain [1] Scaffolding for renovation on the Virgin Mary statue, Santiago de Chile, Chile.. 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.

  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. Bracket (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    A classically detailed bracket at the chapel of Greenwich Hospital, London Bracket for a shelf or hanging items. A bracket is a structural or decorative architectural element that projects from a wall, usually to carry weight and sometimes to "strengthen an angle". [1] [2] It can be made of wood, stone, plaster, metal, or other media.

  5. Gallows - Wikipedia

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    Illustration of hanging during the Thirty Years' War These gallows in Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park are maintained for historical purposes by Arizona State Parks. New Drop gallows in Rutland County Museum Execution of Mary Surratt , Lewis Powell , David Herold , and George Atzerodt on July 7, 1865, after trapdoor has been sprung, at ...

  6. Ladder - Wikipedia

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    An extension ladder. A ladder is a vertical or inclined set of rungs or steps commonly used for climbing or descending. There are two types: rigid ladders that are self-supporting or that may be leaned against a vertical surface such as a wall, and rollable ladders, such as those made of rope or aluminium, that may be hung from the top.

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  8. Shelf (storage) - Wikipedia

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    When hanging shelves on a wall, home designers generally try to ensure that the shelf should be no wider than 1.4 x bracket's width and no wider than 1.2 x bracket's height. [citation needed] Spacing brackets for a long shelf should be no more than 4 x shelf-breadth between each bracket - this holds true for normal materials used at home. [8]

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