LAFAYETTE, La. — A federal court in Louisiana denied a swing scaffolding installer’s request to dismiss negligence claims brought by a worker whose left arm was severed when the support structure ...

HONG KONG — Hong Kong officials said Monday that their investigation into a deadly blaze that killed at least 151 has revealed some of the netting that covered scaffolding used in renovations was not ...

The insurance industry’s latest attack on New York’s Scaffold Law is framed as a plea for “affordability.” In reality, it is a demand for legal immunity for those who profit from dangerous ...

The city announced Wednesday it plans to crack down on unsafe scaffolding after a series of construction incidents, one of which was fatal. A 42-year-old man fell 11 floors to his death Jan. 30 while ...

Investigators say contractors wrapped the buildings in substandard scaffolding netting and then sought to hide it from inspectors. The toll from the fire rose to 151. Green netting and bamboo ...

In 1977, five ironworkers fell to their deaths from improperly erected scaffolding on the construction site of a power plant in the Midwest. Donald, the site superintendent of the ironworkers, had ...

Scaffolding is used on construction or renovation worksites as a temporary structure to support and allow workers to perform their duties. It is often used off the ground, at raised or higher levels.