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Walk onto a scaffold, and everything looks simple. Workers stand on the platform. Materials sit where they're needed. The structure holds the weight. Work gets done. What most people don't see is the constant battle of forces taking place beneath their feet. We already talked about load ratings; however, the way materials and persons on the scaffolding are positioned is just as important and potentially just as dangerous. Every person, every tool, every pallet of material creates stress within t …