2. Risks when working from scaffolding

2.1 Statistics

Erecting, dismantling and working on scaffolding is not a risk-free situation.

It can be estimated that fatal accidents in the building industry break down roughly as follows:

• Approximately 50% from insufficiently protected floors;

• 12% due to scaffolding overturning;

• approx. 12% during assembly or disassembly;

• Approx. 10% due to component failure;

• Approx. 10% when accessing or leaving the scaffolding;

• 6% when moving scaffolding.

Accident analysis will enable us to refine these results (a posteriori...