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Most construction delays are blamed on weather, material shortages, labor issues, or scheduling conflicts. Rarely does anyone point to a single guardrail. Yet every year, jobsites across the country experience delays, citations, investigations, and costly disruptions because of one simple safety issue that should have been corrected long before it became a problem. A missing guardrail may seem minor. After all, it is just one component of a much larger scaffold system. But in construction, small …

Working at height has always been one of the most dangerous parts of construction. Long before modern safety standards existed, workers climbed scaffolding, steel structures, ladders, and rooftops with little more than balance and experience protecting them. Falls were common, and serious injuries were often considered just part of the job. Over time, the construction industry realized that productivity means nothing if workers are not protected. That shift led to the development of modern fall …